Rethinking edge effects: The unaccounted role of geometric constraints

Ecography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-299

  Prevedello, Jayme A ^a   Figueiredo, Marcos S L ^a   Grelle, Carlos E V ^a   Vieira, Marcus V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GEOMETRY; HABITAT QUALITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PATCH USE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84875366961     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07820.x     Document Type: Article

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