Mammal species richness and habitat use in rainforest and abandoned agricultural fields in Chiapas, Mexico

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-23

  Medellín, Rodrigo A ^a   Equihua, Miguel ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Traditional agriculture; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED FIELD; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEXICO, CHIAPAS STATE, SELVA LACANDONA;

EID: 0031953696     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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