The savannization of moist forests in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 901-912

  Cavelier, J ^a   Aide, T M ^b   Santos, C ^a   Eusse, A M ^b   Dupuy, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombia; Curatella americana; Fire; Forest savanna ecotones; Historical land use change; Savannas; Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SAVANNA;

COLOMBIA;

ARISTIDA ADSCENSIONIS; ARUNDINELLA; BOS TAURUS; BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA; CURATELLA AMERICANA; MELINIS MINUTIFLORA; PANICUM OLYROIDES; POACEAE; SCHYZACHYRIUM; SCHYZACHYRIUM MICROSTACHYUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032409052     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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