Threat categorisation and conservation prioritisation of floristic diversity in the Indian Himalayan region: A state of art approach from Manali Wildlife Sanctuary

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-168

  Rana, Man S ^a   Samant, S S ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation priority index; Endemic; Extraction; Floristic diversity; Native; Population

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPLOITATION; FLORISTICS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PRIORITIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

BETULA UTILIS; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77953128266     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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