Ecological and anthropogenic niches of sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) forest and prospects for multiple-product forest management - A review

Forestry

Volumn 79, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 81-101

  Gautam, Krishna H ^a   Devoe, Nora N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; INDIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 31744449741     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpi063     Document Type: Review

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