International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of plant diversity, regeneration status, biomass and carbon stock in a Central Himalayan cypress forest

Sumita Rana
  • Sumita Rana
  • Department of Botany, DSB Campus, Nainital-263001, Uttarakhand, India
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Kiran Bargali
  • Kiran Bargali
  • Department of Botany, DSB Campus, Nainital-263001, Uttarakhand, India
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S. S. Bargali*
  • S. S. Bargali*
  • Department of Botany, DSB Campus, Nainital-263001, Uttarakhand, India
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  •  Received: 18 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 19 June 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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