Distribution, community characteristics and tree population structure of subtropical pine forest of Meghalaya, northeast India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 207-214

  Tripathi, O P ^a   Pandey, H N ^a   Tripathi, R S ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Northeast India; Pine regeneration; Species richness; Subtropical pine forest; Tree population structure

Indexed keywords

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EID: 60849116156     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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