Western ghats of india: Rich source of microbial biodiversity

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 72, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 617-623

  Nampoothiri, K Madhavan ^a   Ramkumar, B ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspots; Heritage tag; Western ghats

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL HERITAGE; DATA SET; EXPLOITATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NICHE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 84883751232     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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