Identifying hotspots of deforestation and reforestation in Colombia (2001-2010): Implications for protected areas

Ecosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Sanchez Cuervo, Ana Maria ^a   Aide, T Mitchell ^a  

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

Author keywords

Armed conflict; Conservation; Forest change; Globalization; National parks; Spatial pattern analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901051166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00207.1     Document Type: Article

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