Influences of fragmentation on plant diversity: An observation in eastern Himalayan Tropical Forest

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 465-475

  Behera, M D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity; Dominance; Eastern Himalaya; Fragmentation; Landscape ecology; Plant Diversity

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SAMPLING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPICAL FOREST;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 78650636236     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-010-0048-0     Document Type: Article

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