Andean forest fragmentation and the representativeness of protected natural areas in the eastern Andes, Colombia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 245-256

  Armenteras, D ^a   Gast, F ^a   Villareal, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE RECURSOS BIOLÓGICOS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andean forest; Colombia; Ecosystems; Fragmentation; GIS; Protected natural areas; Representativeness

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING;

ANDES; COLOMBIA;

QUERCUS;

EID: 0037532948     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00359-2     Document Type: Article

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