Imperata grassland mapping in northern uplands of lao PDR: Area, distribution, characteristics, and implications for slash-and-burn cultivation

• Main Authors: Bounthanh Keoboualapha, Thaworn Onpraphai, Attachai Jintrawet, Suchint Simaraks, Anan Polthanee
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84976313945&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/47766
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. Slash-and-burn cultivation (SBC) is an important food and cash crop production system in mountainous regions of many countries in Southeast Asia. While links between unsustainable SBC and the formation of Imperata grassland (IGL) have been well...