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Maintenance of diversity in tropical forests

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Terborgh, J
Published in: Biotropica
January 1, 1992

Focuses on the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil which have been reduced to <10% of their former extent and which have been greatly fragmented. Implications of such loss and fragmentation to species richness are reviewed, and possible management steps to counteract such trends are mooted, bearing in mind the need to marry conservation with human needs. Marginal lands should be excluded from intensive development, and extensive, sustainable alternative forms of land use should be promoted. Hunting needs to be regulated. Maximum interconnectedness between wildlands should be aimed at, especially using watershed boundaries and watercourses as corridors. -P.J.Jarvis

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Biotropica

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0006-3606

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

24

Issue

2 B

Start / End Page

283 / 292

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
  • 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
 

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Terborgh, J. (1992). Maintenance of diversity in tropical forests. Biotropica, 24(2 B), 283–292. https://doi.org/10.2307/2388523
Terborgh, J. “Maintenance of diversity in tropical forests.” Biotropica 24, no. 2 B (January 1, 1992): 283–92. https://doi.org/10.2307/2388523.
Terborgh J. Maintenance of diversity in tropical forests. Biotropica. 1992 Jan 1;24(2 B):283–92.
Terborgh, J. “Maintenance of diversity in tropical forests.” Biotropica, vol. 24, no. 2 B, Jan. 1992, pp. 283–92. Scopus, doi:10.2307/2388523.
Terborgh J. Maintenance of diversity in tropical forests. Biotropica. 1992 Jan 1;24(2 B):283–292.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biotropica

DOI

ISSN

0006-3606

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

24

Issue

2 B

Start / End Page

283 / 292

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
  • 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences