Influence of population density on the spatial structure of a forest in the Congo Basin R. D. Congo;Influence de la densité de la population sur la structure spatiale d'un paysage forestier dans le Bassin du congo en R. D. Congo

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-44

  Bamba, Issouf ^a   Barima, Yao Sadaiou Sabas ^a   Bogaert, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fragmentation; Landscape spatial pattern; Population density

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951761658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291000300104     Document Type: Article

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