Multivariate classification and data analysis of vegetation along motorway (M-2), Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1173-1185

  Ahmad, Sheikh Saeed ^a   Abdul, Wahid ^b   Khalid, Farooq Akbar ^c  

^a FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 77952919862     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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