Land use driven conditions for habitat structure : a case study from the Ecuadorian Andes

Auteurs :
LEVIN, G.
REENBERG, A.

Description :
The paper addresses the impact of land use on local conditions for habitat structure. In the chosen study area, a village territory dominated by dairy farming, land use dynamics and spatial habitat structure are illustrated at village and field level. The effects of agriculture on spatial habitat structure are investigated by relating field specific land cover data to land use and land rights information. Land use and its negative effects on habitat structure correspond closely with variations in biophysical limitations that result from the montainous topography.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografisk tidsskrift, issn : 0016-7223, 2002, vol. 102, p. 79-92, nombre de pages : 14, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 37 ref.

Date :
2002

Editeur :
Pays édition : Danemark, København, Kongelige danske geografiske selskab