Bio-restoration and its impact on species diversity and biomass accumulation of ground flora community of degraded ecosystem of coalmines

International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 63-80

  Bohre, Priyanka ^a   Chaubey, O P ^a   Singhal, P K ^b  

^a State Forest Research Institute   (India)

^b RANI DURGAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Age series of plantations; Bio restoration; Biomass; Coal mine spoil; Floristic composition; Ground flora; Overburden dumps

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS; ATYLOSIA SCARABAEOIDES; BOTHRIOCHLOA; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; HYPTIS; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; IMPERATA; JUSTICIA SIMPLEX; OPLISMENUS; SENNA TORA; SIDA CORDIFOLIA; TEPHROSIA;

EID: 84872137939     PISSN: 22337849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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