International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers’ dependency on forests for nutrients transfer to farmlands in mid-hills and high mountain regions in Nepal (case studies in Hemja, Kaski, Lete and Kunjo, Mustang district)

Mohan Krishna Balla
  • Mohan Krishna Balla
  • Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara Campus, Pokhara, Nepal.
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Krishna Raj Tiwari
  • Krishna Raj Tiwari
  • Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara Campus, Pokhara, Nepal.
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Gandhiv Kafle
  • Gandhiv Kafle
  • Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara Campus, Pokhara, Nepal.
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Shrikrishna Gautam
  • Shrikrishna Gautam
  • Department of Forest Research and Survey, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Shankar Thapa
  • Shankar Thapa
  • Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara Campus, Pokhara, Nepal.
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Bandana Basnet
  • Bandana Basnet
  • Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara Campus, Pokhara, Nepal.
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  •  Accepted: 12 February 2014
  •  Published: 28 March 2014

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