Fragmentation impairs the microclimate buffering effect of tropical forests.

BACKGROUND: Tropical forest species are among the most sensitive to changing climatic conditions, and the forest they inhabit helps to buffer their microclimate from the variable climatic conditions outside the forest. However, habitat fragmentation and edge effects exposes vegetation to outside mic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert M Ewers, Cristina Banks-Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3587424?pdf=render