Consequences of the Armed Conflict, Forced Human Displacement, and Land Abandonment on Forest Cover Change in Colombia: A Multi-scaled Analysis

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1052-1070

  Sánchez Cuervo, Ana María ^a   Aide, T Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

armed conflict; forced displacement; forest change; land abandonment; multiple spatial scales; multivariate approach

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CATTLE; DEFORESTATION; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST COVER; GRAZING PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGROWTH; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

COLOMBIA;

BOS;

EID: 84881555264     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9667-y     Document Type: Article

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