Andean forests and farming systems in part of the Eastern Cordillera (Columbia)
Andes ; Biodiversity ; Colombia ; Ecosystem ; Farming system ; Forest ; Impact study ; Landscape ecology ; Mountain ; Regional analysis ; Tropical zone
Study analyzes the transformation of forest in part of the Eastern Colombian Andes through the perspective of landscape ecology, with remote sensing, GIS, and fieldwork. A larger-scale analysis also is made of the Middle Chicamocha Watershed
. Figures are given on how much of original forests remain, on forest types, and also on the many different farming systems. AA. found the original land cover of the sub-Andean dry forests had been almost completely replaced by shrublands, pastures, crops