Role of physiographic factors in distribution of Abies pindrow (Silver Fir) along an altitudinal gradient in Himalayan temperate forests

Environmentalist

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-84

  Sharma, C M ^a   Suyal, Sarvesh ^a   Ghildiyal, S K ^a   Gairola, Sumeet ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Altitude; Aspect; Dispersion; Diversity; Slope

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; ASPECT; BASAL AREA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HIMALAYAS;

ABIES; ABIES PINDROW;

EID: 76649136135     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-009-9245-1     Document Type: Article

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