A comparative study on plant diversity in alder (Alnus subcordata) stands of natural and plantation areas

Biodiversitas

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-47

  Taleshi, Seyed Aliakbar Rezaei ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center of Mazandaran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alder; Alnus subcordata; Forest; North of iran; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906851563     PISSN: 1412033X     EISSN: 20854722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/dl50106     Document Type: Article

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