Land-use/land-cover change in Yucatán State, Mexico: An examination of political, socioeconomic, and biophysical drivers in Peto and Tzucacab

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 59-66

  Wyman, M ^a   Gomez Villegas, Z ^a   Miranda Ojeda, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

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EID: 33947140910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.5.0.59-66     Document Type: Article

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