Plant community structure of the Bala-Fort forest in Alwar, Rajasthan

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Yadav, A S ^a   Yadav, R K ^a  

^a R R College   (India)

Author keywords

Importance Value Index; Species Diversity Index; Species Richness; Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HILLSLOPE; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ALWAR; ARAVALLI RANGE; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CATECHU; ACACIA SENEGAL; ANOGEISSUS; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA WIGHTII; JUSTICIA; KICKXIA; LANNEA COROMANDELICA; STERCULIA; STERCULIA URENS;

EID: 33746651694     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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