Rates and patterns of habitat loss across South Africa’s vegetation biomes
The loss of natural habitat resulting from human activities is the principal driver of biodiversity loss in terrestrial ecosystems globally. Metrics of habitat loss are monitored at national and global scales using various remote sensing based land-cover change products. The metrics go on to inform...
Main Authors: | Andrew L. Skowno, Debbie Jewitt, Jasper A. Slingsby |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2021-01-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/8182 |
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