Overview of land cover change in tropical regions

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 308, 2006, Pages 672-678

  Drigo, Rudi ^a  

^a Forest Products Division of FAO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Global forest assessments; Land cover change processes; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING;

GLOBAL FOREST ASSESSMENTS; LAND COVER CHANGE PROCESSES; TROPICAL FORESTS;

LAND USE;

CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEY; TROPICAL REGION;

DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 33845515898     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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