The forest fires in Indonesia 1997-98: Possible causes and pervasive consequences

Geography

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST FIRE; LAND DEGRADATION; NATURAL HAZARD;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0032866015     PISSN: 00167487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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