Fire use: Is it really the cheaper land preparation method for large-scale plantations?

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-164

  Simorangkir, Dicky ^a  

^a Director/Progamme Team Leader Tropenbos International Indonesia Programme   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cost; Economics; Fire management; Fire use; Forestry; Land clearing; Plantation; Zero burning

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST FIRE; FORESTRY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND SURFACE; PLANTATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ELAEIS;

EID: 33751184889     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-9049-2     Document Type: Review

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