Plain tales from the grasslands: Extraction, value and utilization of biomass in Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-74

  Brown, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation policy; economic value; grasslands; protected areas; sustainable utilization

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS RESOURCES; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC VALUE; EXTRACTIVE RESERVE; GRASS CUTTING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PHANTAS; PROTECTED AREA; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION;

NEPAL, ROYAL BARDIA NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030618828     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018323631889     Document Type: Article

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