Regional-scale land-cover change during the 20th century and its consequences for biodiversity

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-27

  Cousins, Sara A O ^a   Auffret, Alistair G ^a   Lindgren, Jessica ^a   Tränk, Louise ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b County Administrative Board of Södermanland ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Historical ecology; Historical maps; Landscape change; Semi natural grasslands; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LAND COVER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RURAL AREA; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WETLAND;

SWEDEN;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASSLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND;

EID: 84920837313     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0585-9     Document Type: Article

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