Conservation Strategies for the Threatened Quercus Semecarpifolia Sm. A Himalayan Timberline Oak

Conservation Strategies for the Threatened Quercus Semecarpifolia Sm. A Himalayan Timberline Oak

Quercus semecarpifolia Sm. is a temperate, timberline, multipurpose oak species. It plays an important role in the Himalayan ecosystem. Human pressure, predation, short-lived acorns, failure of good seed crop every year, poor regeneration, desiccation, frost sensitivity and climate change may lead t...

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Main Authors: Hemlata BISHT, Vinay PRAKASH, Anant Ram NAUTIYAL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2011-12-01
Series:International Journal of Conservation Science
Subjects:
Q. semecarpifolia
in-situ regeneration
microclimate
conservation
ecosystem restoration
radicle autonomy
Online Access:http://ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-11-25-Bisht.pdf

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