Understanding Human-Fire interactions in tropical forest regions: A case for interdisciplinary research across the Natural and Social Sciences

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Carmenta, Rachel ^a,b   Parry, Luke ^a   Blackburn, Alan ^a   Vermeylen, Saskia ^a   Barlow, Jos ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Author keywords

Fire management; Interdisciplinary research; Multiscale analysis; Scale pattern process; Social ecological systems; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESEARCH; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 79954504213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03950-160153     Document Type: Article

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