Non-Inverse J - shaped population distribution: Peculiarity of Red Sanders forests

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S. Suresh Ramanan
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9838-6754
T. K. Kunhamu
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8711-1699

Abstract

Response to the published article "A study on the density, population structure and regeneration of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) (Fabales: Fabaceae) in a protected natural habitat of Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India" by Ankalaiah et al. 2017. 

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Author Biography

S. Suresh Ramanan, WCCB (Wildlife Crime Control Bureau) Volunteer, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009, India

M.Sc. Forestry

Dept of Silviculture and Agroforestry

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