Conversion of forest land in Garo Hills, Meghalaya for construction of roads: A threat to the environment and biodiversity

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-284

  Bera, S K ^a   Basumatary, S K ^a   Agarwal, A ^a   Ahmed, M ^b  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b Goalpara College   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest land; Garo hills; Meghalaya; Road construction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33747831078     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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