Invasive plants - Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers' perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-176

  Rai, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Scarborough, Helen ^a   Subedi, Naresh ^b   Lamichhane, Baburam ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Trust for Nature Conservation   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chromolaena odorata; Invasive plants; Lantana camara; Mikania micrantha; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION;

CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK; NARAYANI; NEPAL;

CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; LANTANA CAMARA; MIKANIA; MIKANIA MICRANTHA;

EID: 84859496915     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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