Ecological consequences of fragmentation and deforestation in an urban landscape: A case study

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 533-544

  Zipperer, W C ^a   Foresman, T W ^b   Walker, S P ^c   Daniel, C T ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b International Center for Remote Sensing Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Deforestation; Ecosystem benefits; Fragmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865559834     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0238-3     Document Type: Article

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