Does agroforestry conserve trees? A comparison of tree species diversity between farmland and forest in mid-hills of central Himalaya

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2047-2061

  Sharma, Lila Nath ^a   Vetaas, Ole Reidar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conservation; Farmland; Forest; Land sharing; Mid hills; Tree diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADE-OFF;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 84938964507     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-015-0927-3     Document Type: Article

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