Conservation of epiphyte diversity in an andean landscape transformed by human land use

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 911-919

  KÖster, Nils ^a   Friedrich, Karoline ^a   Nieder, Jürgen ^a   Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

rbol remanente aislado; Biodiversidad; Bosque de niebla; Bosque primario; Bosque secundario; Deforestaci n; Ecuador; Fragmento de bosque

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLOUD FOREST; DEFORESTATION; DISPERSAL; EPIPHYTE; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; SOUTH AMERICA; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; SOUTH AMERICA; TREES;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67650465552     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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