Forest biomass density, utilization and production dynamics in a western Himalayan watershed

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-180

  Sharma, Rakesh Kumar ^a,b   Sankhayan, Prem Lall ^a   Hofstad, Ole ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Government College for Girls (RKMV)   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass density; Carrying capacity; Forest degradation; Fuel wood; Himachal Pradesh; Mean annual increment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50249138732     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-008-0032-5     Document Type: Article

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