Forest transitions, environmental social theory, and land science research: Reply to walker

Professional Geographer

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Perz, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 38549136592     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120701724293     Document Type: Note

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