Fragmentation, birds, and conservation of the "Polylepis" Forest in Southern Peru
Pablo Franco-León,
Marco Alberto Navarro Guzman,
Eduardo Oyague Passuni
et al.
Abstract:In the southernmost Andean regions of Peru, Moquegua, and Tacna, close to Chile and Bolivia borders, large forest stands of Polylepis species are essential for the social, economic, and environmental functionality of six basins. However, the need for more knowledge about their ecology, limited conservation efforts, and insufficient technical capacities for territorial regulation could accelerate their structural and functioning deterioration. Using landscape ecology -interdisciplinary science shaped by geograp… Show more
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