The measurement of chronic disturbance and its effects on the threatened cactus Mammillaria pectinifera

Biological Conservation

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-207

  Martorell, Carlos ^a   Peters, Edward M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Density; Land degradation; Land use; Methods; Multimetric indices; Overgrazing

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

CACTACEAE; MAMMILLARIA PECTINIFERA;

EID: 15744371658     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.025     Document Type: Article

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