Tropical forest monitoring, combining satellite and social data, to inform management and livelihood implications: Case studies from Indonesian West Timor

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-84

  Fisher, Rohan ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest cover change; Indonesia; Livelihoods; Satellite monitoring; Transdisciplinary

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPICAL FOREST;

EAST NUSA TENGGARA; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; WEST TIMOR;

EID: 84864504957     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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