A conceptual framework for understanding forest socio-ecological systems

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 3391-3403

  Kalaba, Felix Kanungwe ^a  

^a Lulea University of Technology   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Forest ecosystem services; Socio ecological systems; Transforming structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914141822     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0792-5     Document Type: Article

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