Reforestation of flooded farmland: policy implications from the Mississippi River delta

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 10-17

  Amacher, Gregory S ^a   Sullivan, Jay ^a   Shabman, Len ^a   Zepp, Laura ^a   Grebner, Don ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DELTA REGION; LAND USE POLICY; POLICY IMPLICATION; REFORESTATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

USA, MISSISSIPPI DELTA;

EID: 0031688353     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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