Conserving the Himalayan forests: Approaches and implications of different conservation regimes (Biodiversity and Conservation (2007) 16, (3737-3754) DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9178-2);Conserving the Himalayan forests: Approaches and implications of different conservation regimes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3737-3754

  Nautiyal, Sunil ^a   Kaechele, Harald ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation regimes; Diversity; Empirical study; Forests; Himalaya; Land cover; Management; Remote sensing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 35448937631     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9315-y     Document Type: Erratum

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