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2014-09 |
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This chapter draws on long-term ecological studies from across the globe to reconstruct
the history of deforestation and forest fragmentation. It includes studies from a
variety of forest biomes focusing on the last 11,500 years (the Holocene), paying
particular attention to forest fragmentation as a result of expanding agricultural
frontiers. Piecing together evidence from a number of case studies from around the
world, this chapter attempts to provide a timeline of the earliest occurrence of forest
fragmentation and its extent. While there are a large number of studies from Europe
and Asia and a few from the Americas, Australasia and Eurasia, limited information
is available from tropical Americas, Africa, and South and South-east Asia. This chapter
indicates the need for further research of the literature and a global meta-analysis
to identify the evidence for historical deforestation and forest fragmentation. The
chapter also highlights the need for long-term ecological research and palaeoecological
investigations to enhance our understanding of the historical timeline of deforestation
and forest fragmentation in the tropics. |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370532 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370621 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370622 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370623 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370624 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370625 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/370922 |
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Bhagwat, Shonil (2014). The History of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation:
A Global Perspective. In: Kettle, Chris J. and Koh, Lian Pin eds. Global Forest
Fragmentation. Wallingford: CAB International, pp. 5–19. |
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Bhagwat, Shonil (2014). The History of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation: A
Global Perspective. In: Kettle, Chris J. and Koh, Lian Pin eds. Global Forest
Fragmentation. Wallingford: CAB International, pp. 5–19. |
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Title |
The History of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation: A Global Perspective |
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