Forest Composition and Structure Under Various Disturbance Regimes in the Alaknanda River Basin, Western Himalaya

Forest Composition and Structure Under Various Disturbance Regimes in the Alaknanda River Basin, Western Himalaya

This study explored the resilience of mountain forests in a protected area in Alaknanda River basin, Western Himalaya, to various disturbance scenarios. The resource dependency of village communities in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary Landscape was studied through a questionnaire survey in 10 villa...

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Main Authors: Upma Manral, Ruchi Badola, Syed Ainul Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2017-08-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
anthropogenic disturbance
elevation
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
resource dependency
regeneration
resilience
vegetation recovery
Sustainable Development Goals
Agenda 2030
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00109.1

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http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00109.1

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