Species and community diversity of vascular flora along environmental gradient in naran valley: A multivariate approach through indicator species analysis

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2337-2346

  Mulk Khan, Shujaul ^a   Harper, David ^a   Page, Sue ^a   Ahmad, Habib ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84864137944     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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