Rubber and pulp plantations represent a double threat to Hainan's natural tropical forests

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-73

  Zhai, De Li ^a,b   Cannon, Charles H ^a,c   Slik, J W Ferry ^a   Zhang, Cui Ping ^d   Dai, Zhi Cong ^e  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hainan Research Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

^e JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Government policy; Hevea; Industrial forest; Lowland deforestation; Protected area

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REMOTE SENSING; RUBBER; RUBBER PLANTATIONS; TROPICS; WATERSHEDS;

CHANGHUA; EUCALYPTI; HEVEA; HOTSPOTS; INDUSTRIAL FOREST; LOWLAND DEFORESTATION; NATURAL FORESTS; PROTECTED AREAS; TROPICAL FOREST; TROPICAL ISLAND;

DEFORESTATION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMISM; FORESTRY POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOT SPOT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; RUBBER; SHRUB; TROPICAL FOREST; UPLAND REGION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; EUCALYPTUS; HEVEA; PLANTATION; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; WATERSHED;

CHINA; HAINAN;

AVES; EUCALYPTUS; HEVEA;

EID: 82255173841     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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