Multivariate analysis of vegetation of Chapursan valley: An alpine meadow in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 615-626

  Wazir, Sultan Mehmood ^a   Dasti, Altaf Ahmad ^b   Saima, Shehzadi ^b   Shah, Jehandar ^c   Hussain, Farrukh ^d  

^a University of Science and Technology   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

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EID: 49349083020     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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