Land use changes in the Western Himalayan region - A study at watershed level in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 197-206

  Sharma, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Sankhayan, Prem Lall ^a   Hofstad, Ole ^a   Singh, Ranveer ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Agro Economic Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Cropping pattern; Fodder; Grazing; Irrigation; Land man ratio; Livestock

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CROPPING PRACTICE; FODDER; GRAZING; IRRIGATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50249111136     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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