Population structure and regeneration patterns of tree species in climate-sensitive subalpine forests of Indian western Himalaya

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 343-349

  Gairola, Sanjay ^a   Rawal, R S ^b   Todaria, N P ^c   Bhatt, Arvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^c H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

altitude; population structure; regeneration; subalpine forest

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BASAL AREA; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TREE;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; PINDAR VALLEY; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84899687194     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-014-0463-0     Document Type: Article

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