Missing the wood for the trees? New ideas on defining forests and forest degradation

The forest ecology literature is rife with debate about how to: (i) define a ‘forest’ and distinguish it from similar systems, such as woodlands, savannas, parklands or plantations; (ii) identify transitions from ‘forested’ to ‘non-forested’ states and, most challengingly; (iii) qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessie C. Buettel, Stefania Ondei, Barry W. Brook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-06-01
Series:Rethinking Ecology
Online Access:https://rethinkingecology.pensoft.net/article/13296/