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| Yackulic, Charles B; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University ; c_yackulic@yahoo.com; Fagan, Matthew ; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University; mef2153@columbia.edu; Jain, Meha; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University; mj2415@columbia.edu; Jina, Amir; Sustainability Program, Columbia University; amirjina@gmail.com; Lim, Yili; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University ; yilime@gmail.com; Marlier, Miriam; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University; miriammarlier@gmail.com; Muscarella, Robert; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University; rm2824@columbia.edu; Adame, Patricia; Forest Research Centre (CIFOR-INIA), Madrid, Spain ; adame.patricia@inia.es; DeFries, Ruth; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University; rd2402@columbia.edu; Uriarte, Maria; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University; mu2126@columbia.edu. |
| Forest transitions (FT) occur when socioeconomic development leads to a shift from net deforestation to reforestation; these dynamics have been observed in multiple countries across the globe, including the island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. Starting in the 1950s, Puerto Rico transitioned from an agrarian to a manufacturing and service economy reliant on food imports, leading to extensive reforestation. In recent years, however, net reforestation has leveled off. Here we examine the drivers of forest transition in Puerto Rico from 1977 to 2000 at two subnational, nested spatial scales (municipality and barrio) and over two time periods (1977-1991 and 1991-2000). This study builds on previous work by considering the social and biophysical factors that... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural abandonment; Deforestation; Forest transition; Puerto Rico; Reforestation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
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