Evaluating effectiveness of rangeland management cooperatives in Gonbad city, Iran

Subject Areas : Development and Improvement

mahjoobeh mohammadzadeh ¹ , MohammadSharif Sharifzadeh ² , Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh ³ , Yazmorad Gharavi ⁴

1 - gorgan university
2 - Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan, Iran
3 - Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan, Iran
4 - Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management in Golestan province, Iran

Received: 2015-09-29 Accepted : 2016-04-05 Published : 2016-04-01

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