Forests as human-dominated ecosystems

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5325, 1997, Pages 522-525

  Noble, Ian R ^a   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030753497     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5325.522     Document Type: Article

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