Distance from roads and cities as a predictor of habitat loss and fragmentation in the caatinga vegetation of Brazil

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 62; no. 4B; pp. 897 - 905
• Main Authors: Santos, A M, Tabarelli, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 01.11.2002
• Subjects: BIOLOGY; Brazil; caatinga vegetation; Cities; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; effects of roads; habitat fragmentation; habitat loss; Motor Vehicles; Trees; Brazil; efeito de estradas; habitat loss; effects of roads; perda de habitats; caatinga; fragmentação de habitats; caatinga vegetation; habitat fragmentation

Roads and cities represent huge sources of degradation for adjacent ecosystems regarding nutrient cycling, energy, water flow and species composition. In this study we test the hypothesis that distance from roads and cities is associated with habitat loss and fragmentation in the caatinga vegetation...