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Patterns of vegetation composition across levels of canopy disturbance in temperate forests of west Himalaya, India Cover

Patterns of vegetation composition across levels of canopy disturbance in temperate forests of west Himalaya, India

By: Subodh Airi and  Ranbeer S. Rawal  
Open Access
|Aug 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2017-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2080-945X | Journal ISSN: 1897-2810
Language: English
Page range: 27 - 33
Submitted on: Nov 10, 2016
Accepted on: Mar 31, 2017
Published on: Aug 30, 2017
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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