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Human conversion of terrestrial habitats
Author(s): Peter August; Louis Iverson; Jarunee Nugranad
Date: 2002
Source: In: Applying landscape ecology in biological conservation. Gutzwiller, Kevin J., ed. Springer. 198-224.
Publication Series: Miscellaneous Publication
Station: Northeastern Research Station
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This chapter describes how human activities change the abundance and quality of terrestrial habitats and discuss the ecological implications of these changes for biota.Publication Notes
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August, Peter; Iverson, Louis; Nugranad, Jarunee. 2002. Human conversion of terrestrial habitats. In: Applying landscape ecology in biological conservation. Gutzwiller, Kevin J., ed. Springer. 198-224.Keywords
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