Biodiversity conservation through traditional beliefs system: A case study from Kumaon Himalayas, India

International Journal of Conservation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Singh, Harsh ^a   Husain, Tariq ^a   Agnihotri, Priyanka ^a   Pande, Puran Chandra ^b   Iqbal, Mudassar ^c  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ethnobotany; Kumaon Himalaya; Malay Nath sacred grove

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871022473     PISSN: 2067533X     EISSN: 20678223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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