Tree species diversity and community composition in a human-dominated tropical forest of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-224

  Anitha, K ^a,b   Joseph, Shijo ^a,c   Chandran, Robert John ^d   Ramasamy, E V ^a   Prasad, S Narendra ^b  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Anaikatty hills; Detrended Correspondence Analysis; Disturbances; Generalist species; Primary forest species

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA; NOTHOPEGIA;

EID: 77955581734     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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