The three phases of land-use change: Implications for biodiversity

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1864-1878

  Huston, Michael A ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Industrial economy; Information driven economy; Land use change; Land use pattern; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 30944442419     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5281     Document Type: Review

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