Phytosociological observations on tree diversity of tropical forest of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India

Taiwania

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 352-359

  Reddy, C Sudhakar ^a   Pattanaik, Chiranjibi ^b,d   Mohapatra, A ^c   Biswal, A K ^c  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

^c NORTH ORISSA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d SACON ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Eastern Ghats; Orissa; Semi evergreen; Similipal biosphere reserve; Species composition; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 37349079462     PISSN: 0372333X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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