Fire ecology and conservation in the high tropical Andes: Observations from northern Ecuador

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-62

  Keating, Philip L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Conservation; Ecuador; Fire ecology; P ramo

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249112818     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2007.0003     Document Type: Article

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