Effects of roads, topography, and land use on forest cover dynamics in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Roads and topography can determine patterns of land use and distribution of forest cover, particularly in tropical regions. We evaluated how road density, land use, and topography affected forest fragmentation, deforestation and forest regrowth in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest region near the city of...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 259; no. 3; pp. 410 - 417
Main Authors:	Freitas, Simone R., Hawbaker, Todd J., Metzger, Jean Paul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier B.V 25.01.2010 [Amsterdam]: Elsevier Science Elsevier
Subjects:	Abies pindrow Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Brazil Deforestation forest ecology Forest fragmentation forest growth forest habitats Forest regrowth Forestry Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology habitat fragmentation land use Landscape dynamics landscape ecology Road ecology roads slope Synecology temporal variation Terrestrial ecosystems tropical forests tropics urbanization vegetation cover Brazil South America America Deforestation Brazil Landscape dynamics Forest fragmentation Forest regrowth Road ecology Forests Dynamic characteristic Landscape Forest ecology Regrowth Land use Fragmentation Topography Forestry Plant cover
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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