Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation
T. V.Ramachandra1, 2, 3,  Divya Soman1  Ashwath D. Naik1  M. D. Subash Chandran1  
1Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES)
2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (ASTRA)
3Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, Karnataka, India
Telephone: 91-80-23600985, 22932506, 22933099, Fax: 91-80-23601428, 23600085, 23600683
 *Corresponding Author: tvr@iisc.ac.in,energy.ces@iisc.ac.in

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Citation :Ramachandra T. V, Divya Soman, Ashwath D Naik, Subash Chandran M D, 2017. Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation, Journal of biodiversity, 8(1):61-78
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