Geographic distribution of isolated indigenous societies in Amazonia and the efficacy of indigenous territories

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Kesler, Dylan C ^a   Walker, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEFORESTATION; ENTROPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL POPULATION; STREAM (RIVER); VEGETATION; WATERSHED; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HOUSING; POPULATION GROUP; TRENDS;

NIA;

BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HOUSING; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 84929346788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125113     Document Type: Article

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