The relationship between biodiversity and population centres: The high Andes region as an example

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2739-2751

  Fjeldså, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Andes; Biodiversity; Conservation; Ecosystem functions; Endemism; Human population; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENDEMISM; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WILDERNESS AREA;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 34548461670     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9204-4     Document Type: Article

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