Western himalayan cold deserts: Biodiversity, eco-restoration, ecological concerns and securities

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 223-230

  Tewari, V P ^a   Kapoor, K S ^a  

^a ICFRE Himalayan Forest Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cold deserts; Degradation; Ecosystem; Hot spot; Land use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969436453     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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