Regional patterns and historical trends in tropical Deforestation, 1976-1990: A qualitative comparative analysis

Ambio

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 160-166

  Rudel, Tom ^a,c   Roper, Jill ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; DEFORESTATION; TROPICS;

EID: 0029751552     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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36. First submitted 2 December 1994. Accepted for publication after revision 10 May 1995.