Conservation opportunities in commercial plantations: The case of mammals

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 351-355

  Ramírez, Patricia A ^a   Simonetti, Javier A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Land sparing; Meta analysis; Structural complexity; Understory; Wildlife friendly farming

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; DIET; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MAMMAL; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 81255199233     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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