A community analysis of sal (Shorea robusta) forests in the western Terai of Nepal

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 241, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 223-234

  Timilsina, Nilesh ^a   Ross, Michael S ^a   Heinen, Joel T ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community analysis; Nepal; Sal; Shorea robusta; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RAIN;

COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY FORESTS; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; RANGE SIZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STAND STRUCTURE; TRANSECT;

FORESTRY; SHOREA OBTUSA; SHOREA ROBUSTA;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; TARAI;

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 33847299390     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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