Known as the forest transition, this can be visualised as a curve in the shape of a ski-jump, first sloping down steeply and then turning up gently as the forest creeps back.

这一过程被称为森林转变，它可被形象地表现为一条跳台滑雪型的曲线：一开始陡然下滑，之后随着逐步还林，曲线缓缓上升。

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The transition from forest to treeless tundra on a mountain slope is often a dramatic one.

从森林到山坡上没有树木的苔原的过渡通常会十分突然和明显。

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Alexander Mather of the University of Aberdeen predicted in 1992 that forest transition is the likely future of tropical countries, too.

ECONOMIST: The benefits of CCS

The core area of Achanakmar-Amarkantak consists of the protected forest land while the buffer zone and the transition area are characterised by forests, agricultural and rehabilitated land and small suburban clusters.

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Activities in the transition area of Niubeiliang include agriculture, animal husbandry, forest products.

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