A broader ecological context to habitat fragmentation: Why matrix habitat is more important than we thought

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 459-464

  Jules, Erik S ^a   Shahani, Priya ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cut logging; Extinction; Habitat remnant; Patch dynamics; Plant population viability; Succession; Understorey vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; PATCH DYNAMICS; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041783608     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02172.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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