Micro-site conditions of epiphytic orchids in a human impact gradient in Kathmandu valley, Nepal

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-342

  Adhikari, Yagya Prasad ^a   Fischer, Anton ^a   Fischer, Hagen Siegfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation; Epiphytic orchids; Host tree; Human impact; Micro climate; Nepal; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861709208     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-009-2262-1     Document Type: Article

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