Land cover dynamics following a deforestation ban in northern Costa Rica

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Fagan, M E ^a   Defries, R S ^a   Sesnie, S E ^b   Arroyo, J P ^c   Walker, W ^d   Soto, C ^c   Chazdon, R L ^e   Sanchun, A ^f  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f EARTH University   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; EXPANSION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; REFORESTATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION; COSTA RICA; FOREST COVER; FOREST PROTECTION; MATURE FOREST; NATIVE TREES; SECONDARY FORESTS; SHIFTING MOSAICS;

DEFORESTATION;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRUIT; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PASTURE; REGROWTH; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

COSTA RICA;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 84885585272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034017     Document Type: Article

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