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Pastoralism and Plant Conservation: The Valley of Flowers Dilemma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Gopal S. Rawat
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P. Box 18, Chandrabani, Dehra Dun 248 001, India.
Vinod K. Uniyal
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P. Box 18, Chandrabani, Dehra Dun 248 001, India.

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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1993

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