The conservation and potential habitat of the himalayan musk deer, moschus chrysogaster, in the protected areas of nepal

International Journal of Conservation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-141

  Aryal, Achyut ^a   Subedi, Ashok ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Musk deer; Poaching; Potential habitat; Protected area

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053100432     PISSN: 2067533X     EISSN: 20678223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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