Receding Forest Edges and Vanishing Reserves

Logging and road building carve up otherwise intact expanses of forest into small and isolated islands (forest fragmentation), creating a perimeter of abrupt forest edge where ecological changes take place.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2000-05, Vol.288 (5470), p.1356-1358
Hauptverfasser:	Gascon, Claude, Williamson, G. Bruce, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Animal dispersal Animals Attrition (Research Studies) Brazil Dispersal Ecology Edge effects Environmental aspects Environmental impact Feedback (Response) Forest conservation Forest cover Forest ecology Forest management Forest regeneration Forests Highway construction Land Use Logging Old growth forests Perspectives Protected areas Rain forest ecology Rain forests Recruitment South America Timber industry Tropical forests Tropical rain forests
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Zusammenfassung:	Logging and road building carve up otherwise intact expanses of forest into small and isolated islands (forest fragmentation), creating a perimeter of abrupt forest edge where ecological changes take place.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.288.5470.1356