Altitudinal changes in dominance-diversity and species richness of tree species in a temperate forest of Garhwal Himalaya

Life Science Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 53-57

  Devlal, Rohit ^a   Sharma, Neelam ^a  

^a Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) India   (India)

Author keywords

Altitude; Diversity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS LEUCOTRICHOPHORA;

EID: 57549083423     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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