Beyond ecological success of corridors: Integrating land use history and demographic change to provide a whole landscape perspective

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 320-328

  Ryan, Sadie J ^a   Hartter, Joel ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albertine Rift; Connectivity; Kibale National Park; Land use history; Queen Elizabeth National Park; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870257176     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.30.4.320     Document Type: Article

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