Dwindling resources and fragmentation of landscapes around parks: Wetlands and forest patches around Kibale National Park, Uganda

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 643-656

  Hartter, Joel ^a   Southworth, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest patches; Livelihoods; Protected area; Remote sensing; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREST COVER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION GROWTH; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE USE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURVIVAL; TEA; WETLAND;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

EID: 67349208481     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-009-9339-7     Document Type: Article

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