Reconfiguring the boundaries of the Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil) using ecological criteria in the context of a human-dominated landscape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-362

  Funch, Roy R ^a   Harley, Raymond M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic landscapes; Biological integrity; Core areas; Ecological boundaries; Enhancement; Reserve design

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER RESOURCES;

ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPES; BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; CORE AREAS; ECOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES; RESERVE DESIGN;

URBAN PLANNING;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GIS; LANDSCAPE; NATIONAL PARK; RESERVE DESIGN; WATER RESOURCE;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; CHAPADA DIAMANTINA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 36049035243     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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