SECONDARY FORESTS IN SWIDDEN AGRICULTURE IN THE HIGHLANDS OF THAILAND

Swidden farming is the main agent of conversion of primary forests to secondary forests in the highlands of mainland Southeast Asia, but there is a deterioration and decline of the practice with land use intensification. The population growth in northern Thailand has forced lowland farmers practisin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Tropical Forest Science. - Forest Research Institute Malaysia. - 13(2001), 4, Seite 748-767
1. Verfasser: Schmidt-Vogt, D. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2001
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Tropical Forest Science
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences Social sciences