Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation in South Ecuador since the 1970s-Losing a Hotspot of Biodiversity
Deforestation and fragmentation are major components of global change; both are contributing to the rapid loss of tropical forest area with important implications for ecosystem functioning and biodiversity conservation. The forests of South Ecuador are a biological 'hotspot' due to their h...
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Main Author: | Tapia Armijos, M. (author) |
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Other Authors: | De La Cruz, M. (author), Homeier, J. (author), Espinosa íñiguez, C. (author), Leuschner, C. (author) |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://10.1371/journal.pone.0133701 http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18978 |
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