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Original Articles

Community’s forest dependency and its effects towards the forest resources and wildlife abundances in Sarawak, Malaysia

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Pages 401-412 | Received 23 Mar 2015, Accepted 06 Jul 2015, Published online: 20 Aug 2015

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