Synergistic impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on model ecosystems

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 283, Issue 1839, 2016, Pages

  Bartlett, Lewis J ^a   Newbold, Tim ^b   Purves, Drew W ^b,c   Tittensor, Derek P ^b,c,d   Harfoot, Michael B J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass pyramid; Ecosystem response; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Land use change; Trophic shift

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; SYNERGISM; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

CARBON;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS;

EID: 84989186746     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1027     Document Type: Article

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