What drives clearing of old-growth forest over secondary forests in tropical shifting cultivation systems? Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107170
Abstract: Abstract A key issue in understanding tropical forest disturbance is what drives farmers practicing customary shifting cultivation to clear crop fields in old-growth forest over secondary forest fallows. These farmers typically hold a stock of… read more here.
Keywords: growth; forest secondary; growth forest; shifting cultivation ... See more keywords