Phytodiversity and growth form in relation to altitudinal gradient in the Central Himalayan (Kumaun) region of India

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 873-878

  Kharkwal, Geeta ^a   Mehrotra, Poonam ^a   Rawat, Y S ^a   Pangtey, Y P S ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Altitude; Central Himalaya; Phytodiversity; Plant forms; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744443554     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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