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Research Article

Spatial-temporal dynamics of transboundary forest disturbance-recovery and its influencing factors in the central Himalayas

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Article: 2228267 | Received 17 Aug 2022, Accepted 16 Jun 2023, Published online: 19 Jul 2023

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