Climate change, biodiversity Pakistan's scenario

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 358-363

  Qureshi, N A ^a   Ali, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic climate change; Community structure; Distribution; Indus river; Marine turtles; Uchalli wetlands complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80051639135     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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