Increasing tree cover while losing diverse natural forests in tropical Hainan, China

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 611-621

  Zhai, De Li ^a,b,c   Xu, Jian Chu ^a,b   Dai, Zhi Cong ^d   Cannon, Charles H ^c,e   Grumbine, R E ^a,b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^d JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forest restoration programs; Monoculture pulp plantation; Rubber plantation; Sloping Land Conversion Program

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897025481     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-013-0512-9     Document Type: Article

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