Biodiversity of the semi-arid and arid regions of Pakistan: Status, threats, and conservation measures

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 277-291

  Khatoon, Surayya ^a   Ali, Qadeer Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity inventorying and monitoring; Faunal biodiversity; Floral biodiversity; Phytogeography

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 28944445459     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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