Incorporating landscape ecology metrics into environmental impact assessment in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Incorporating landscape ecology metrics into environmental impact assessment in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Evaluating the impacts of large infra-structure projects on biodiversity is challenging, especially for linear projects such as power lines, which may extend over large geographical areas. Here we show how landscape metrics can be easily incorporated into Environmental Impact Assessment to identify...

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Main Authors: Matheus Fernandes Dalloz, Renato Crouzeilles, Mauricio Almeida-Gomes, Bernardo Papi, Jayme Augusto Prevedello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Decision-making
GIS
Habitat availability
Habitat fragmentation
Power lines
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1679007316301396

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