Deforestation in Continental Ecuador with a Focus on Protected Areas

Forest conservation is of particular concern in tropical regions where a large refuge of biodiversity is still existing. These areas are threatened by deforestation, forest degradation and fragmentation. Especially, pressures of anthropogenic activities adjacent to these areas significantly influenc...

• Main Author: Kleemann, Janina (author)
• Other Authors: Zamora, Camilo (author), Villacis Chiluisa, Alexandra Belen (author), Cuenca, Pablo (author), Koo, Hongmi (author), Kyoung Noh, Jin (author), Fürst, Christine (author), Thiel, Michael (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Conservation; Driving forces; Forest; Loss; Human pressure; Land use change; Landsc Metrics; Protection status; Spatial analysis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11020268; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/499