Developing indicators of economic value and biodiversity loss for rubber plantations in Xishuangbanna, southwest China: A case study from Menglun township

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 788-797

  Yi, Zhuang Fang ^a,b,c   Cannon, Charles H ^a,d   Chen, Jin ^a   Ye, Cheng Xi ^a   Swetnam, Ruth D ^e  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco compensation; GIS; Net present value; Reforestation; Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations; Spatially explicit models

Indexed keywords

ECO COMPENSATIONS; FOREST RESTORATION; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; NET PRESENT VALUE; PRODUCTIVITY MODEL; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT MODELS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROFITABILITY; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION;

RUBBER PLANTATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; CORRELATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY; RUBBER; SPECIES RICHNESS; STATE ROLE;

CHINA; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84889081330     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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