Ecological effects associated with land-use change in China's southwest agricultural landscape

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 315-325

  Peng, Jian ^a   Wang, Yanglin ^a   Wu, Jiansheng ^a   Yue, Jun ^a   Zhang, Yuan ^a   Li, Weifeng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Ecological effects; Land use change; Southwest china; Yongsheng county

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YONGSHENG; YUNNAN;

EID: 33747484516     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469683     Document Type: Article

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