Diversity and regeneration status of tree species in Khokhan Wildlife Sanctuary, north-western Himalaya

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-331

  Pant, Shreekar ^a   Samant, S S ^b  

^a BABA GHULAM SHAH BADSHAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diversity; Khokhan wildlife sanctuary; Regeneration; Species diversity and structural pattern; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; KHOKHAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; KULLU;

EID: 84862569332     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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