The dynamics of secondary forest landscapes in the lower Mekong Basin: A regional-scale analysis

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-241

  Heinimann, Andreas ^a   Messerli, Peter ^a,c   Schmidt Vogt, Dietrich ^b   Wiesmann, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c Lao National Mekong Commission Secretariat (LNMCS)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Land cover change; Lower Mekong Basin; Secondary forests; Swidden cultivation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SECONDARY FOREST; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; LAOS; MEKONG BASIN; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34548768311     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.0875     Document Type: Article

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