Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China

Applied Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-31

  Mertens, Benoit ^a   Hua, Liu ^b   Belcher, Brian ^c,e   Ruiz Pérez, Manuel ^d   Maoyi, Fu ^b   Xiaosheng, Yang ^b  

^a World Resources Institute   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bamboo; China; Land use change; Remote sensing; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; EXPANSION; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 36048934404     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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