Globalization, migration, and Latin American ecosystems

Aide and Grau discuss Latin America's economic, demographic, and land-use/land-cover dynamics or forest transition. Among other things, Latin America has some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world to which a decreasing population has tremendous implications for conservation as redu...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2004-09, Vol.305 (5692), p.1915-1916
Main Authors: Aide, T.M, Grau, H.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
afforestation
Agricultural conservation
agricultural land
Agroecosystems
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Crop economics
crop production
Deforestation
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Environmental conservation
field crops
Floods
Forest conservation
Forest ecosystems
Forest regeneration
Globalization
Habitat conservation
industrialization
Influence
intensive farming
land management
land restoration
land retirement
Land use
land use change
Latin America
Pastures
Policy Forum
Rural Areas
Rural Population
Rural urban migration
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Development
tropical forests
Urban Culture
Urban Environment
Urban Population
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Summary:Aide and Grau discuss Latin America's economic, demographic, and land-use/land-cover dynamics or forest transition. Among other things, Latin America has some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world to which a decreasing population has tremendous implications for conservation as reduced human pressure often allows ecosystem and biodiversity recovery.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1103179