Edge effects on plant diversity in tropical forest ecosystems at Periyar Wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats of India

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 403-418

  Sundarapandian, Somaiah ^a   Karoor, Pascal J ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

anthropogenic disturbance; biodiversity; edge effect; tropical forest; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DENSITY; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

INDIA; KERALA; PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE; WESTERN GHATS;

CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; EUPATORIUM; LANTANA CAMARA; SYZYGIUM; TECTONA GRANDIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA;

EID: 84880848105     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-013-0373-6     Document Type: Article

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