Fauna data integration and species distribution modelling as two major advantages of geoinformatics-based phytobiodiversity study in today's fast changing climate

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1229-1250

  Matin, Shafique ^a   Chitale, Vishwas Sudhir ^a   Behera, Mukunda Dev ^a   Mishra, Birupakshya ^a   Roy, Partha Sarathi ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b IIRS   (India)

Author keywords

Biological richness; Kargil; Maxent; SDM; Western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; FOREST COVER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; GPS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; POA; POA ANNUA;

EID: 84859586559     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0233-2     Document Type: Article

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