Recognizing contemporary roles of swidden agriculture in transforming landscapes of southeast Asia.

ALAN D. ZIEGLER,∗ JEFF M. FOX,† EDWARD L. WEBB,‡ CHRISTINE PADOCH,§ STEVE J. LEISZ,∗∗ ROB A. CRAMB,†† OLE MERTZ,‡‡ THILDE B. BRUUN,§§ AND TRAN DUC VIEN∗∗∗ ∗Geography Department, AS2-04-21, 1 Arts Link, Kent Ridge. National University of Singapore117570, Singapore, email [email protected] †Program on Environment, East-West Center, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848, U.S.A. ‡Department of Biological Sciences, 14 Science Drive 4, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543 §Institute of Economic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, U.S.A. ∗∗Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, U.S.A. ††Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture & Veterinary Science, Hartley Teakle Building, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia ‡‡Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark §§Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Plant and Soil Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark ∗∗∗Hanoi University of Agriculture, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Ha Noi, Vietnam