The impacts of shifting cultivation on secondary forests dynamics in tropics: A synthesis of the key findings and spatio temporal distribution of research
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- 作者：Sharif A. Mukula ; b ; s.mukul@uq.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; John Herbohna ; c
- 关键词：Deforestation ; Secondary forest ; Agriculture ; Environmental consequence ; Conservation
- 刊名：Environmental Science & Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：55
- 期：part_P1
- 页码：167-177
- 全文大小：1207 K
文摘
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Shifting cultivation has been blamed for large-scale deforestation and forest degradation in tropical region.
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Research on shifting cultivation is biased towards anthropology and human ecology, and in tropical Asia Pacific region.
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A great variability in findings exist on studies related to secondary forest dynamics following shifting cultivation.
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Further research is essential to help ascertain the environmental consequences of shifting cultivation in tropics.