Forest transition, its causes and environmental consequences: Empirical evidence from Yunnan of Southwest China

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-150

  Xu, Jianchu ^a   Yang, Yongping ^b   Fox, Jefferson ^c   Yang, Xuefei ^b  

^a World Agroforesrty Centre   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Geopolitics; Land use dynamics; Transition drivers; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPENSATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOPOLITICS; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE CONSERVATION; WATERSHED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; YUNNAN;

EID: 53849132049     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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