Is species level identification essential for environmental impact studies?

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Ajmal Khan, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Species level identification; Taxonomic sufficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746642624     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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