Diversity and distribution of terricolous lichens as indicator of habitat heterogeneity and grazing induced trampling in a temperate-alpine shrub and meadow

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-113

  Rai, Himanshu ^a,b   Upreti, D K ^a   Gupta, Rajan K ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Department of Botany   (India)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Disturbances; Garhwal Himalaya; Grazing; Trampling

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAZING; GROWTH FORM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LICHEN; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEADOW; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHRUB; SOIL COVER; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRAMPLING;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 83555179165     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0168-z     Document Type: Article

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