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Impact of human influences on the vegetation of the Western Himalaya

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Effects of human influences on the vegetation of the Western Himalaya have been reviewed. Impacts of forest management practices, over-grazing, surface mining, defence and development operations, and road building activities, are severe in the region. This has created an alarming situation for soil and water conservation. Increased soil loss and runoff pose a threat to various reservoirs built for various uses and have increased hazards of erosion and floods in the Indus and Ganga basin regions.

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Gupta, R.K. Impact of human influences on the vegetation of the Western Himalaya. Vegetatio 37, 111–118 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00126834

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