Nigerian forestry, wildlife and protected areas: Status report

Biodiversity

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 54-62

  Usman, B A ^a   Adefalu, L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Deforestation; Desertification; Nigerian National policy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79955578503     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2010.9712664     Document Type: Article

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