Deforestation and fragmentation of Chaco dry forest in NW Argentina (1972-2007)

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 913-921

  Gasparri, N Ignacio ^a   Grau, H Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chaco; Deforestation; Dry forest; Fragmentation; Landscape structure; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CHACO; DRY FOREST; FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SOYBEAN;

AGRICULTURE; CURING; ECOSYSTEMS;

DEFORESTATION;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; DEFORESTATION; DRY FOREST; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSAT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

AGRICULTURE; CURING; DEFORESTATION; DRYING; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FRAGMENTATION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EUCLIDIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 68749084621     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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