Rainforests north of the Tropic of Cancer: Physiognomy, floristics and diversity in ‘lowland rainforests’ of Meghalaya, India

The lowland rainforests of Meghalaya, India represent the westernmost limit of the rainforests north of the Tropic of Cancer. These forests, on the Shillong plateau, are akin to Whitmore's ‘tropical lowland evergreen rainforest’ formation and exhibit striking similarities and conspicuous differ...

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Main Authors: Uma Shankar, Amit Kumar Tripathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-02-01
Series:Plant Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265916300683