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

Role of sacred groves in ameliorating microclimate: A case study of Nagdev temple forest of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand Himalaya, India

Laxmi Rawat
  • Laxmi Rawat
  • Forest Ecology and Environment Division, Forest Research Institute, P. O. New Forest, Dehra Dun 248 006, Uttarakhand, India.
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  •  Accepted: 23 August 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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