Effect of micro-environment and human disturbance on the diversity of woody species in the Sariska Tiger Project in India

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 178-189

  Yadav, A S ^a   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a R R College   (India)

Author keywords

Basal area; Drought conditions; Importance value index; Slopka forest

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; VEGETATION; WOOD;

BASAL AREA; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; IMPORTANCE VALUE INDEX; SLOPKA FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY;

DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MICROCLIMATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; WOOD;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SARISKA TIGER RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA;

ANOGEISSUS;

EID: 33645056453     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.058     Document Type: Article

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