18Feb 2017

CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY WITH PARTICULAR REFRENCE OF BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF GIR PROTECTED AREA, GUJART.

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A detailed study on the butterfly species diversity was carried out during 2011 and 2014 using Pollard walk method in the Dry Deciduous Teak forest of GirNational Park in Junagadh District of Gujarat State, India to assess theprotected species undervarious schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.


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[Anchal Sharma, S. I. Ahmed and Sandeep Kumar. (2017); CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY WITH PARTICULAR REFRENCE OF BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF GIR PROTECTED AREA, GUJART. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 233-237] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3137      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3137