Local people's perceptions of forest biodiversity in the walnut fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-216

  Jalilova, Gulnaz ^a   Vacik, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

biodiversity conservation; Central Asia; perception; sustainable forest management; walnut fruit forests

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST RESOURCE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INCOME; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WILD POPULATION;

CENTRAL ASIA; KYRGYZSTAN;

JUGLANS;

EID: 84865488096     PISSN: 21513732     EISSN: 21513740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2012.696557     Document Type: Article

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