The role of traditional ecological knowledge in ecosystem services management: the case of four rural communities in Northern Ghana

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  2016

• Venue

  International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management

• Publication date

  2016-01-02

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  Geography, Sociology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/21513732.2015.1124454
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