An analysis of altitudinal behavior of tree species in Subansiri district, Eastern Himalaya

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1851-1865

  Behera, Mukunda Dev ^a   Kushwaha, Satya Prakash Singh ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Diversity; Eastern Himalaya; Endemism; Range; Subansiri

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ELEVATION; ENDEMISM; FOREST; MICROCLIMATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSITION ZONE; TREE;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; SUBANSIRI;

ALTINGIA EXCELSA;

EID: 34249731589     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9083-0     Document Type: Article

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