Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins

• Description

Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. The stability of rainforest margin area has been identified as a critical factor in the preservation of tropical forests. Understanding the ecological, social and economic determinants of land use change in tropical rainforest margins on different spatial scales is the key to identifying more suitable development objectives, such as nature conservation, poverty reduction, and economic development of rural areas. This book will contribute to an improved understanding of the processes that have destabilizing effects on ecological and socio-economic systems of tropical rain forest margins, as well as striving to integrate environmental, technological and socio-economic issues in their solution.