Comparing tree diversity and composition in coffee farms and sacred forests in the western ghats of India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 987-1000

  Ambinakudige, Shrinidhi ^a   Sathish, B N ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b College of Forestry   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coffee; India; Land tenure; Sacred groves; Species dominance

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COFFEE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERSITY INDEX; DOMINANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INCENTIVE; LAND TENURE; OWNERSHIP; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 63149124837     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9502-5     Document Type: Article

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