Deli Zhai

Increasing tree cover while losing diverse natural forests in tropical Hainan, China

Deli Zhai, Jianchu Xu, Zhicong Dai et al. · Regional Environmental Change · 2013 · 108 citations

Diverse Natural Forests, Forest Restoration, Land Use +8

High-resolution maps show that rubber causes substantial deforestation

Yunxia Wang, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Deli Zhai et al. · Nature · 2023 · 108 citations · Full text

Mapping Deciduous Rubber Plantation Areas and Stand Ages with PALSAR and Landsat Images

Weili Kou, Xiangming Xiao, Jinwei Dong et al. · Remote Sensing · 2015 · 106 citations · Full text

Engineering, Forest Biometrics, Geomorphology +21

Dual-function forests in the returning farmland to forest program and the flexibility of environmental policy in China

John Aloysius Zinda, Christine Jane Trac, Deli Zhai et al. · Geoforum · 2016 · 97 citations

Reforestation, Engineering, Land Use +12

Rubber and pulp plantations represent a double threat to Hainan's natural tropical forests

Deli Zhai, Charles H. Cannon, J. W. Ferry Slik et al. · Journal of Environmental Management · 2011 · 78 citations

Reforestation, Engineering, Natural Tropical Forests +9