Predictive distribution modeling for rare Himalayan medicinal plant Berberis aristata DC

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 725-730

  Ray, Rajasri ^a   Gururaja, K V ^a   Ramchandra, T V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Berberis aristata; Bioclim and Maximum entropy; Distribution modeling; GARP; Indian Himalayan region

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENTROPY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

BERBERIS ARISTATA;

EID: 84855964390     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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