Impacts of natural disasters in agriculture, rangeland and forestry: An overview

Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture: Impacts and Mitigation

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-22

  Sivakumar, Mannava V K ^a  

^a WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84892269870     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28307-2_1     Document Type: Chapter

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