Human conversion of forest ecosystems to agriculture is a major driver of global change.
Activities which would result in the conversion of forest lands to the rearing of livestock.
The conversion of forest to agriculture demonstrated the greatest impact of management in this study.
These counties, are mainly characterized by a conversion of forest areas and grassland areas.
This large scale destruction and conversion of forest in the southeastern US has been undertaken to supply already existing demands and projected growth.
The conversion of forest into oil palm plantations is shrinking the habitat of the Sumatran orangutan — a species that spends essentially its entire life in the trees.
Murty, D., Kirschbaum, M. U. F., McMurtrie, R. E. & McGilvray, A. Does conversion of forest to agricultural land change soil carbon and nitrogen?
In the latter portion of the 20th century, raccoons expanded their range northward in Canada, likely because of conversion of forest to agricultural land.
This, in turn, caused serious soil loss, silting of streams and harbours, and the conversion of forest to a scrubby brush cover known as maquis.
In particular, there has been a major conversion of forest and bare land to agricultural land use.
During the first period, management actions were oriented to prevent the conversion of forest areas into anthropic occupations.
