Impact of nature reserve establishment on deforestation: A test

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1625-1633

  Rayn, D ^a   Sutherland, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Forest cover; GIS; M xico; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; GIS; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESERVE DESIGN; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79958253094     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0051-y     Document Type: Article

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