A REVIEW OF HIMALAYAN BIODIVERSITY WITH REFERENCE TO UTTARAKHAND

Authors

  • NAVEEN KUMAR SHARMA Botany Department, Govt. P.G. College,Poula, Rishikesh
  • KAPIL KUMAR Zoology Department, Meerut College Meerut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2019.10.1.12

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Abstract

Biodiversity means the variety and variability in living beings. India is one of the mega biodiversity centers in the world. Among the 18
hotspots India is considered to possess 2 hotspots extending from Western Ghats on one side and the Eastern Himalayas on the other side. Uttarakhand comprises of about 64.81% forest area of total geographical region. There occur about 21 forests types in Himalayas, which itself is an indicator of the presence of vast biodiversity. According to a survey a total of 280 plants species utilized in 316 formulation by herbal drug companies. Due to overexploitation and lack of cultivation practices bout 210 species of medicinally
valuable plants of Himalayas Region are in Red Data Book.

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Published

25-07-2019

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Vol. 10 No. 1&2 (2019): The Scientific Temper

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A REVIEW OF HIMALAYAN BIODIVERSITY WITH REFERENCE TO UTTARAKHAND. (2019). The Scientific Temper, 10(1&2), . https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2019.10.1.12