Forest biodiversity and its conservation in India

International Forestry Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-304

  Singh, J S ^a   Kushwaha, S P S ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Forest; Hotspots; Protected area network

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOSPHERE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67649148491     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.10.2.292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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