Use of models to analyse land-use changes, forest/soil degradation and carbon sequestration with special reference to Himalayan region: A review and analysis

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-371

  Upadhyay, T P ^a   Solberg, Birger ^a   Sankhayan, Prem L ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Forest soil degradation; Hindu Kush Himalayan region; Land use changes; Models

Indexed keywords

C SEQUESTRATION; FOREST/SOIL DEGRADATION; HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAN REGION; LAND-USE CHANGES;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33751060923     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2005.10.003     Document Type: Review

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