Dynamics of land cover and land use changes in the upper Ca River Basin of Nghe An, Vietnam

Southeast Asian Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-308

  Leisz, Stephen J ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forest transition; Land allocation; Land cover; Land use; Swidden fallow; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FALLOW; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

NGHE AN; VIET NAM;

BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77952153558     PISSN: 05638682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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