Different times, same story: Native forest loss and landscape homogenization in three physiographical areas of south-central of Chile

Applied Geography

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-28

  Miranda, Alejandro ^a,b   Altamirano, Adison ^a   Cayuela, Luis ^c   Pincheira, Francoise ^a   Lara, Antonio ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d University of Concepción   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chilean temperate forest; Deforestation; Land use land cover change; Timber plantation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST COVER; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PROTECTED AREA; TEMPERATE FOREST; TIMBER;

ANDES; ARAUCANIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CHILE]; CHILE; COASTAL CORDILLERA;

EID: 84928324890     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.02.016     Document Type: Article

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