Forest fragmentation and landscape connectivity change associated with road network extension and city expansion: A case study in the Lancang River Valley

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-168

  Liu, Shiliang ^a   Dong, Yuhong ^b   Deng, Li ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Zhao, Haidi ^a   Dong, Shikui ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Dispersal distance; Fragmentation; Habitat change; Landscape connectivity; Road effect zone

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL DISTANCE; FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITIES; ROAD-EFFECT ZONES;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; ROAD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

MEKONG RIVER; MEKONG VALLEY;

EID: 84882418646     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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