Impediment to taxonomy and its impact on biodiversity science: An Indian perspective

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Dar, G H ^a   Khuroo, Anzar A ^a   Reddy, C S ^b   Malik, Akhtar H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b National Remote Sensing Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Documentation; Impediment; Sustainable use; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863618565     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40011-012-0031-3     Document Type: Review

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