Biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes of Mesoamerica: Past, present and future

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2301-2313

  DeClerck, Fabrice A J ^a   Chazdon, Robin ^b   Holl, Karen D ^c   Milder, Jeffrey C ^d   Finegan, Bryan ^a   Martinez Salinas, Alejandra ^a   Imbach, Pablo ^a   Canet, Lindsay ^a   Ramos, Zayra ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Biodiversity conservation; Central America; Connectivity; Corridors; Ecoagriculture; Managed landscapes; Payment for ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SERVICE PROVISION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; MESOAMERICA;

EID: 77955918866     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.026     Document Type: Article

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