Resilience and Alternative Stable States of Tropical Forest Landscapes under Shifting Cultivation Regimes.

Shifting cultivation is a traditional agricultural practice in most tropical regions of the world and has the potential to provide for human livelihoods while hosting substantial biodiversity. Little is known about the resilience of shifting cultivation to increasing agricultural demands on the land...

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Main Authors: Piotr Magnuszewski, Katarzyna Ostasiewicz, Robin Chazdon, Carl Salk, Michal Pajak, Jan Sendzimir, Krister Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4584006?pdf=render