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...

• 1. autor: Tapia Armijos, M. (author)
• Kolejni autorzy: De La Cruz, M. (author), Homeier, J. (author), Espinosa íñiguez, C. (author), Leuschner, C. (author)
• Format: article
• Wydane: 2017
• Hasła przedmiotowe: LAND-COVER CLASSIFICATION; REMOTELY-SENSED DATA; TROPICAL DRY FOREST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL; PROTECTED AREAS; RAIN-FORESTS; AMAZON; DYNAMICS; PATTERNS
• Dostęp online: http://10.1371/journal.pone.0133701; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18978