Revealing Regional Deforestation Dynamics in North-Eastern Madagascar—Insights from Multi-Temporal Land Cover Change Analysis
The north-eastern escarpment of Madagascar harbours the island’s last remaining large-scale humid forest massifs surrounded by a small-scale agricultural mosaic. There is high deforestation, commonly thought to be caused by shifting cultivation practiced by local land users to produce upland rice. H...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Land |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/4/2/454 |