Relative Contributions of the Logging, Fiber, Oil Palm, and Mining Industries to Forest Loss in Indonesia

Conservation Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-67

  Abood, Sinan A ^a   Lee, Janice Ser Huay ^a   Burivalova, Zuzana ^a   Garcia Ulloa, John ^a   Koh, Lian Pin ^a,b,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia mangium; Carbon emissions; Coal mining; Deforestation; Elaeis guineensis; Industrial concessions; Tree plantation

Indexed keywords

ACACIA MANGIUM; ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS;

EID: 84924288337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12103     Document Type: Article

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