Anthropogenic disturbances and plant diversity of the madhupur sal forests (Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn) of Bangladesh

International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-173

  Rahman, M D Mizanur ^a   Nishat, Ainun ^b   Vacik, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Bangladesh Country Office   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Disturbance index; Human intervention; Regeneration; Species richness; Structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGROFORESTRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASAL AREA; BIODIVERSITY; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HERB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 70350168195     PISSN: 17451590     EISSN: 17451604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451590903236741     Document Type: Article

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