Conservation through intensification? The effects of plantations on natural forests

Ecological Economics

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 204-210

  Heilmayr, Robert ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forestry; Intensification; Land use change; Plantation forests

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FOREST PRODUCT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; LAND USE CHANGE; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

EID: 84903711852     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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