Perception-based assessment of ecosystem services of Ghagra Pahar forest of Assam, Northeast India

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 197-209

  Deka, Sangeeta ^a   Tripathi, Om Prakash ^a   Paul, Ashish ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

dominance; drivers of change; Forest ecosystem services; livelihood; perception; socio economic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078698156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24749508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/24749508.2018.1553020     Document Type: Article

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