Cultural and conservation values of sacred forests in Ghana

Sacred Species and Sites: Advances in Biocultural Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 335-350

  Ormsby, Alison ^a  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 83955164459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139030717.032     Document Type: Chapter

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