Area and edge effects on forest structure in Amazonian forest fragments after 13-17 years of isolation;Efeitos de área e de borda sobre a estrutura florestal em fragmentos de floresta de terra-firme após 13-17 anos de isolamento

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-192

  Nascimento, Henrique E M ^a   Laurance, William F ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Area Effects; Edge Effects; Forest Biomass; Forest Fragmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748090591     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0044-59672006000200008     Document Type: Article

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