Tree species diversity and soil nutrient status in three sites of tropical dry deciduous forest of western India

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-279

  Nirmal Kumar, J I ^a   Kumar, Rita N ^b   Bhoi, Rohit Kumar ^a   Sajish, P R ^a  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

^b Natubhai V Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity index; Dominance diversity curve; Dry deciduous forest; Soil nutrients; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIVERSITY INDEX; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

INDIA;

COMBRETACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 77049097414     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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