Factors affecting Bolivian mahogany exports with policy implications for the forest sector

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 281-291

  Merry, Frank D ^a   Carter, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mahogany exports; Timber trade; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010411148     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9341(01)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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