Land use in watersheds of the Venezuelan Andes: A comparative analysis

Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 527-538

  Allan, J D ^a   Brenner, A J ^b   Erazo, J ^a   Fernandez, L ^a   Flecker, A S ^c   Karwan, D L ^a   Segnini, Samuel ^d   Taphorn, D C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Pacific Meridian Resources   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^e Universidad Nacional Experimental de Los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; WATERSHED;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036226854     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.02301.x     Document Type: Article

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