Facing north or south: Does slope aspect impact forest stand characteristics and soil properties in a semiarid trans-Himalayan valley?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 121, Issue , 2015, Pages 112-123

  Måren, Inger Elisabeth ^a   Karki, Sikha ^a,b   Prajapati, Chanda ^a,b   Yadav, Ram Kailash ^b   Shrestha, Bharat Babu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Arid region; Carbon storage; Forest use; Land use change; Manang valley; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST COVER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MONTANE FOREST; PARENT MATERIAL; POTASSIUM; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY;

GANDAKI; MANANG; NEPAL;

ABIES SPECTABILIS; BETULA UTILIS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS INDICA; PINUS WALLICHIANA;

EID: 84934998667     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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