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Traditional knowledge on ethnobotanical uses of plant biodiversity: a detailed study from the Indian western Himalaya

Biodiversity Research and Conservation
Volume 28 (2012): Issue 2012 (December 2012)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-012-0028-z | Journal eISSN: 2080-945X | Journal ISSN: 1897-2810
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Language: English
Page range: 63 - 77
Published on: Feb 26, 2013
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
medicinal plants,
ethnobotany,
Indian Himalaya,
Lahaul-Spiti
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology

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