Forest fragmentation impacts on phytodiversity - An analysis using remote sensing and GIS

Current Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1264-1274

  Goparaju, Laxmi ^a   Tripathi, Anshuman ^b   Jha, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 27644583760     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
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