African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6932

Review

Future research trends of forest landscape degradation: The effect of changing status and use of rural road networks

Jing’an Shao
  • Jing’an Shao
  • College of Geography Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 400047, China.
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  •  Received: 22 May 2013
  •  Accepted: 21 March 2014
  •  Published: 17 April 2014

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