Public forestry research in Latin America, its status and needs

by Frank H. Wadsworth

Publisher: Institute of Tropical Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in Río Piedras

Written in English

Published: 1968 Pages: 12 Downloads: 293

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Forests and forestry -- Research -- Latin America.

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The Physical Object
Statement	by Frank H. Wadsworth.
Series	Forest Service research paper ITF -- 6.
Contributions	Institute of Tropical Forestry (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.)
Pagination	12, [4] p. ;
Number of Pages	12
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL15572464M

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