Amazonian forest loss and the long reach of China's influence

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-338

  Fearnside, Philip M ^a   Figueiredo, Adriano M R ^b   Bonjour, Sandra C M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brazil; China; Deforestation; Soybeans

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALUMINUM; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPORT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INVESTMENT; MEAT; MINERAL PROCESSING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RAILWAY; SOYBEAN; TIMBER;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; CHINA;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84874645642     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-012-9412-2     Document Type: Article

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