Coastal landscape fragmentation by tourism development: Impacts and conservation alternatives

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Leyva, Claudia ^a,c   Espejel, Ileana ^a,d,e   Escofet, Anamaria ^b,f   Bullock, Stephen H ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d Mexican National University (UNAM)   (Mexico)

^e University of Baja California (UABC)   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; Coastal succulent scrub; Golf course design; Invasion; Landscape conservation; Landscape fragmentation; Mexico

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LANDFORM; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FRAGMENTATION; GOLF COURSE; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646163932     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[117:CLFBTD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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