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Conceptual framework for evaluation of ecotourism carrying capacity for sustainable development of Karkheh protected area, Iran

Mehdi SalemiDepartment of Environment, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Seyed Ali JoziDepartment of Environment, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Saeed MalmasiDepartment of Environment, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Sahar RezaianDepartment of Environment, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Pages 354-366 | Received 16 Nov 2018, Accepted 03 Jan 2019, Published online: 08 Feb 2019

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