Habitat fragmentation, variable edge effects, and the landscape-divergence hypothesis.

Edge effects are major drivers of change in many fragmented landscapes, but are often highly variable in space and time. Here we assess variability in edge effects altering Amazon forest dynamics, plant community composition, invading species, and carbon storage, in the world's largest and long...

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Main Authors: William F Laurance, Henrique E M Nascimento, Susan G Laurance, Ana Andrade, Robert M Ewers, Kyle E Harms, Regina C C Luizão, José E Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001017