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Human conversion of terrestrial habitats

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August, Peter; Iverson, Louis; Nugranad, Jarunee

Year Published

2002

Publication

In: Applying landscape ecology in biological conservation. Gutzwiller, Kevin J., ed. Springer. 198-224.

Abstract

This chapter describes how human activities change the abundance and quality of terrestrial habitats and discuss the ecological implications of these changes for biota.

Keywords

land-use change; land-cover change; pre-European colonization; deforestation in eastern United States

Citation

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. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0059-5_12.

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