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Himalayan Forests: A Net Source of Carbon for the Atmosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

J.S. Singh ,
A.K. Tiwari  and
A.K. Saxena
J.S. Singh
Affiliation:
Professor of BotanyBanaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi 221005, India
A.K. Tiwari
Affiliation:
Department of BotanyKumaun UniversityNaini Tal 263002, India
A.K. Saxena
Affiliation:
Hill CampusG.B. Pant University of Agriculture & TechnologyRanichauri Tehri – Garhwal 249119, India.
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , Spring 1985 , pp. 67 - 69
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1985

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