Forest ecosystem services and biodiversity in contrasting Himalayan forest management systems

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-83

  Måren, Inger E ^a   Bhattarai, Khem R ^b   Chaudhary, Ram P ^c  

^a BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Natl Herbarium and Plant Labs   (Nepal)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Agro ecological systems; Biodiversity; Biomass outtake; Community forestry; Government managed forests; Legal regime; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TIMBER; VEGETATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT; LEGAL REGIMES; MANAGED FOREST; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY; ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSISTENCE; VEGETATION; VILLAGE; WALKING; AGROECOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; AGRICULTURE; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84896523458     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892913000258     Document Type: Article

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