Wildfire Risk Zonation of Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal
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عنوان ژورنال: Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2631-2425
DOI: 10.3126/forestry.v17i0.33633