Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 111, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 200-230

  Harvey, C A ^a   Villanueva, C ^a   Villacis J ^a   Chacon M ^a   Munoz D ^a   Lopez M ^b   Ibrahim, M ^a   Gomez R ^b   Taylor, R ^c   Martinez, J ^a   Navas, A ^a   Saenz, J ^d   Sanchez D ^e   Medina, A ^e   Vilchez, S ^e   Hernandez B ^e   Perez, A ^a   Ruiz, F ^b   Lopez F ^b   Lang, I ^c   Sinclair, F L ^c   more..

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b UCA ^*  (Nicaragua)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^e Fundación Nicaragüense para la Conservación Fundación Cocibolca   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Central America; Costa Rica; Farm management; Faunal diversity; Landscape characterization; Landscape connectivity; Local knowledge; Nicaragua

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BOUNDARY; MOBILITY; RURAL LANDSCAPE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 26444482886     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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