Altitudinal variation in soil organic carbon stock in coniferous subtropical and broadleaf temperate forests in Garhwal himalaya

Carbon Balance and Management

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 6-

  Sheikh, Mehraj A ^a   Kumar, Munesh ^a   Bussmann, Rainer W ^b  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINUS ROXBURGHII; QUERCUS LEUCOTRICHOPHORA;

EID: 71049114988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-0680-4-6     Document Type: Article

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