The effect of land use change and ecotourism on biodiversity: A case study of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, from 1985 to 2008

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 731-744

  Broadbent, Eben N ^a,b   Zambrano, Angélica M Almeyda ^a,b   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b   Durham, William H ^b   Driscoll, Laura ^b   Gallagher, Patrick ^b   Salters, Rosalyn ^b   Schultz, Jared ^b,c   Colmenares, Angélica ^d   Randolph, Shannon G ^b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Universidad de Turismo de Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Biological corridor; Land use and land cover change; Remote sensing; Secondary forests; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; DEFORESTATION; ECOTOURISM; EVERGREEN TREE; HUNTING; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PLANTATION; PROTECTED AREA; RANCHING; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SECONDARY FOREST; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WILD POPULATION;

COSTA RICA; MANUEL ANTONIO; PUNTARENAS;

BOS; ELAEIS;

EID: 84859815572     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-012-9722-7     Document Type: Article

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