Pasture or permanent crops after slash-and-burn cultivation? Land-use choice in three Amazon colonies

Land use was examined in three settlements Pedro Peixoto in Acre and Theobroma in Rondonia, Brazil, and Pucallpa, in Peru. Research aimed at characterizing the differences in land use after initial slash-and-burn, and presenting hypotheses to assess the feasibility of improved land uses. Settlers in...

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Main Authors: Fujisaka, Sam, White, D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43926

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