Assessing sustainability of nontimber forest product extractions: How fire affects sustainability

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3537-3563

  Sinha, Aditi ^a   Brault, Solange ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Fire; Harvesting; India; Nontimber forest products; Phyllanthus emblica; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 29144434445     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-0827-4     Document Type: Article

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