Forest degradation in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot: Resource collection, livelihood concerns and sustainability

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1573-1578

  Davidar, Priya ^a   Arjunan, M ^a   Mammen, Pratheesh C ^a   Garrigues, J P ^b   Puyravaud, J P ^c   Roessingh, Krista ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LEGTA Nîmes Rodilhan ^*  (France)

^c IT Power (India) Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Deforestation; India; Local communities; Protected areas; Sustainability; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 37749047836     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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