Ladino and Q'eqchí Maya land use and land clearing in the Sierra de Lacandón National Park, Petén, Guatemala

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 171-179

  Carr, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural frontier; Central America; Guatemala; Land use and land cover change (LUCC); Maya Biosphere Reserve; Pet n; Q'eqch Maya; Rural migration; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2642558563     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AHUM.0000029397.69419.11     Document Type: Article

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