Native forest replacement by exotic plantations in southern Chile (1985-2011) and partial compensation by natural regeneration

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 345, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-20

  Zamorano Elgueta, Carlos ^a   Rey Benayas, José María ^a   Cayuela, Luis ^b   Hantson, Stijn ^c   Armenteras, Dolors ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Fragmentation; Land cover change; Spatial patterns; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

FRAGMENTATION; LAND-COVER CHANGE; LANDSAT SATELLITE IMAGES; NATURAL FOREST REGENERATIONS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR DISTANCE; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TEMPERATE FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; PATCH SIZE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGENERATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CHILE;

EID: 84949642051     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.02.025     Document Type: Article

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