Tree structure and diversity in human-impacted littoral forests, Madagascar

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 779-798

  Ingram, J Carter ^a,b   Whittaker, Robert J ^a   Dawson, Terence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Earth Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Disturbance; Forest structure; Human impact; Madagascar; Species diversity; Tropical forest; Utilitarian species

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC TREE DIVERSITY; FOREST STRUCTURE; SIMPSON'S INDEX; UTILITARIAN;

CORRELATION METHODS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LANDSCAPE; MADAGASCAR; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; TREE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES;

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; TREES;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 20744435183     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0079-9     Document Type: Review

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