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Accumulation in Wood: A Nutrient-conserving Strategy of Tropical Forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

S.P. Singh ,
R.K. Khanna  and
J.S. Singh
S.P. Singh
Affiliation:
Department of BotanyKumaun UniversityNaini Tal 263002, India
R.K. Khanna
Affiliation:
Department of BotanyKumaun UniversityNaini Tal 263002, India
J.S. Singh
Affiliation:
Professor of Botany, Department of Botany BanarasHindu UniversityVaranasi 221005, India.
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , Summer 1985 , pp. 170 - 173
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1985

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