Land-cover change and forest institutions: A comparison of two sub-basins in the southern Siwalik Hills of Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-116

  Schweik, Charles M ^a   Adhikari, Keshav ^b   Pandit, Kala Nidhi ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 0000128877     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3673825     Document Type: Review

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