The persistence of secondary forests on colonist farms in the Brazilian Amazon

While slash-and burn farmers convert forest to agriculture, they also regenerate significant areas of secondary fallow forests on their farms. Under what conditions does secondary forest cover persist on slash-and-burn farms?. Survey data from Para, Brazil show that secondary forests accupy 20% of f...

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Main Authors: Smith, J., Ferreira, S., Kop, P. van de, Ferreira, C.A.P., Sabogal, C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18769

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