Deforestation in northeast Thailand, 1975-91: Results of a general statistical model

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-118

  Wannitikul, Gadsaraporn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Forest transition; Logging bans; Thailand; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LOGGING (TIMBER); POPULATION DENSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

EID: 16344386454     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0129-7619.2005.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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