The dangers of carbon-centric conservation for biodiversity: A case study in the Andes

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-191

  Duque, Alvaro ^a   Feeley, Kenneth J ^b,c   Cabrera, Edersson ^d   Callejas, Ricardo ^e   Idarraga, Alvaro ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^d Instituto de Hidrología   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Endemism; Epiphytes; Forest conservation; Land use change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903156148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291400700202     Document Type: Article

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