Current patterns of habitat transformation and future threats to biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

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GeographyBiodiversityHabitatUrbanizationEcologyAgricultureEnvironmental resource managementAgroforestryEnvironmental scienceBiology

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 112
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 63-85
Citations: 313
Access: Closed

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                                    Mathieu Rouget, 
                                
                                    David M. Richardson, 
                                
                                    Richard M. Cowling
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Current patterns of habitat transformation and future threats to biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. 
                            Biological Conservation
                            , 112
                            (1-2)
                            , 63-85.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00395-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00395-6