Native forest loss in the Chilean biodiversity hotspot: revealing the evidence

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 285-297

  Miranda, Alejandro ^a,b,d   Altamirano, Adison ^a   Cayuela, Luis ^c   Lara, Antonio ^b,d   González, Mauro ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Exotic tree plantation; Land use and land cover change; Remote sensing; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976499540     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-016-1010-7     Document Type: Article

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