International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Plant diversity in terai grassland vegetation: a landscape level assessment with special reference to north-eastern uttar pradesh, India

S. Srivastava
  • S. Srivastava
  • Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273-009, India.
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A. Dvivedi
  • A. Dvivedi
  • Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273-009, India.
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S. K. Rai
  • S. K. Rai
  • Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273-009, India.
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R. P. Shukla
  • R. P. Shukla
  • Plant Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur- 273-009, India.
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  •  Received: 25 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 02 September 2016
  •  Published: 31 December 2016

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