Tree diversity and stand structure in inland and coastal tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1238-1246

  Mani, S ^a   Parthasarathy, N ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal area; Day evergreen forests; Inland area; Stand structure; Tree diversity

Indexed keywords

DRYPETES; MEMECYLON UMBELLATUM; PTEROSPERMUM CANESCENS;

EID: 33744456528     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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