Effectiveness of the protected area network in biodiversity conservation: A case-study of Meghalaya state

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 853-868

  Latif Khan, M ^a   Menon, Shaily ^b   Bawa, Kamaljit S ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Meghalaya; North East India; Protected area network

Indexed keywords

EID: 8544282440     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:bioc.0000010406.35667.c0     Document Type: Article

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