Diversity, indigenous uses and conservation prioritization of medicinal plants in lahaul valley, proposed cold desert biosphere reserve, India

International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 132-154

  Singh, Ashok ^a   Lal, Manohar ^a   Samant, S S ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Cold desert biosphere reserve; Conservation; Diversity; Endemic; Medicinal plants; Native; Prioritization; Threat categorization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTIVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; LAHAUL VALLEY; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70350146696     PISSN: 17451590     EISSN: 17451604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451590903230249     Document Type: Article

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