Comparison of community composition and species diversity of understorey and overstorey tree species in a dry tropical forest of northern India

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1037-1046

  Sagar, R ^a   Raghubanshi, A S ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Dry deciduous forest; Species diversity; Species area relation; Understorey

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OVERSTORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIA; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; UNDERSTOREY; VEGETATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 47249138326     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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