Human conversion of terrestrial habitats

Peter August; Louis Iverson; Jarunee Nugranad

doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-0059-5_12

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Human conversion of terrestrial habitats

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Authors:

Peter August, Louis Iverson, Jarunee Nugranad

Year:

2002

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

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

Source:

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

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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.