Forests, hydrological services, and agricultural income: A case study from the Western Ghats of India

Environmental Valuation: In South Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 141-169

  Lele, Sharachchandra ^a   Badiger, Shrinivas ^a   Patil, Iswar ^b   Menon, Ajit ^c   Kumar, Rajeev ^d  

^a ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^b Madras Institute of Development Studies ^*  (India)

^c MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

^d NONE   (Nepal)

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EID: 84928606137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511843938.008     Document Type: Chapter

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