Forest loss and the biodiversity threshold: An evaluation considering species habitat requirements and the use of matrix habitats

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Estavillo, Candelaria ^a   Pardini, Renata ^b   Da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT PATCHINESS; LANDSCAPE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; TREES;

EID: 84891770928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082369     Document Type: Article

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