Secondary forests in the lower Mekong subregion: An overview of their extent, roles and importance

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 671-690

  Mittelman, A ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Laos; Logging; Lower Mekong Subregion; Myanmar; Secondary forests; Swidden agriculture; Thailand; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER; VEGETATION;

TIMBER EXTRACTION;

FORESTRY;

DEGRADATION; FORESTRY;

EID: 0035497293     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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