A unique patch of timberline ecotone with three species of Lady’s slipper orchids in Garhwal Himalaya, India

The timberline ecotone experiences a large number of micro-habitats manifested by the action of snow, wind, topography, aspect and anthropogenic pressures and exhibits a sharp ecological gradient of biotic and abiotic components. These changes in micro-habitat, such as compaction of soil, replacemen...

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Main Authors: I.D. Rai, B.S. Adhikari, G.S. Rawat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1178