Landscape attributes drive complex spatial microclimate configuration of Brazilian Atlantic forest fragments

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-402

  Pinto, Severino R R ^a   Mendes, Gabriel ^a   Santos, André M M ^a   Dantas, Mateus ^a   Tabarelli, Marcelo ^a   Melo, Felipe P L ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste (Cepan)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Habitat fragmentation; Hyper fragmented landscapes; Microclimate; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

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EID: 79951790077     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291000300404     Document Type: Article

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