Ecosystem services from converted land: The importance of tree cover in Amazonian pastures

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 573-591

  Barrett, Kirsten ^a,b   Valentim, Judson ^c   Turner II, B L ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA ACRE   (Brazil)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Deforestation; Ecosystem services; Pasture; Percent tree cover; Silvipastoral

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 84881376754     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0280-1     Document Type: Article

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