Forest destruction in tropical Asia

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1544-1550

  Laurance, William F ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Asian tropical forests; Biodiversity; Deforestation; Logging; Population growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749036237     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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