Stable forest cover under increasing populations of swidden cultivators in central laos: The roles of intrinsic culture and extrinsic wildlife trade

Ecology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Robichaud, William G ^a   Sinclair, Anthony R E ^a   Odarkor Lanquaye, Naa ^a   Klinkenberg, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annamite mountains; Brou; Cuora trifasciata; Dalbergia; Deforestation; Historical ecology; Lao PDR; Manis; Nakai Nam Theun; Nam Theun 2; Pangolin; Pseudorxy nghetinhensis; Saola; Sek; Shifting cultivation; Slash and burn; Sustainable agriculture; Swidden agriculture; Vietic

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST COVER; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LANDSAT; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; NAKAI-NAM THEUN NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; CUORA TRIFASCIATA; DALBERGIA; MANIS;

EID: 69149102033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02873-140133     Document Type: Article

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