Unreported yet massive deforestation driving loss of endemic biodiversity in Indian Himalaya

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Pandit, M K ^a,b   Sodhi, Navjot S ^b   Koh, Lian Pin ^c   Bhaskar, Arun ^a   Brook, Barry W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Endemic species; Extinctions; Hot spots; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MASS EXTINCTION; REFORESTATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA; TRACHEOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846971981     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9038-5     Document Type: Article

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