Identifying conservation priority zones for effective management of tropical forests in Eastern Ghats of India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1529-1543

  Balaguru, B ^a   John Britto, S J S ^b   Nagamurugan, N ^c   Natarajan, D ^d   Soosairaj, S ^b  

^a JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE   (India)

^b ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

^c Kurinji College of Arts and Science   (India)

^d Kandaswamy Kandar College Namakkal   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation priority zones; Eastern Ghats; Endemism; Geographical information system; Red listed plants; Shervarayan hills; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE RESERVE; RED LIST; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; EASTERN GHATS; EURASIA; INDIA; SHERVARAYAN HILLS; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 33745457988     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-6678-1     Document Type: Article

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