Simplification of pine forests due to utilization by Tibetan villages in southwest China

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 866-879

  Melick, David R ^a,b   Yang, Xuefei ^a   Xu, Jianchu ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b WWF South Pacific   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Community forest; Fuelwood; Logging ban; Non timber forest products; Northwest Yunnan; Pinus densata

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FOREST; LOGGING BAN; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS; NORTHWEST YUNNAN; PINUS DENSATA;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

FUEL;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST RESOURCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL AREA; STAND STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CANOPY; CHINA; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST STRUCTURE; HERB; LOGGING; PINE; PINUS DENSATA; PLANT LITTER; RURAL AREA; UNDERSTOREY; WOOD;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PINUS; TREES;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG; YUNNAN;

ANIMALIA; PINUS DENSATA;

EID: 36549081374     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9015-0     Document Type: Article

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