Species composition and community structure of forest stands in Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-181

  Hussain, M S ^a   Sultana, A ^b   Khan, J A ^a   Khan, A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Forest conservation; Himalaya; Himalayan forests; India; Ordination; Rare species; Vegetation community

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; RARE SPECIES; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE; VEGETATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

ABIES; ABIES PINDROW; BETULA UTILIS; MYRSINE AFRICANA; PINUS WALLICHIANA; QUERCUS FLORIBUNDA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM; TSUGA;

EID: 56049107309     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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