Decline of Conifer forest cover in Pakistan: A GIS approach

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 511-514

  Ahmad, Sheikh Saeed ^a   Abbasi, Qurat Ul Ain ^a   Jabeen, Rukhsana ^b   Shah, Muhammad Tahir ^c  

^a FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b SBKW University   (Pakistan)

^c Higher Education Commission of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84861416546     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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