Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6301059 | Biological Conservation | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We assessed the effects of moderate land use on savanna woodlands in South India. ⺠Moderate land use maintained overall plant diversity and species richness. ⺠Fire and livestock grazing shifted diversity from the overstory to the understory. ⺠Areas with biomass extraction had more common and fewer rare species. ⺠A mosaic of land uses could balance local needs with biodiversity conservation.
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Authors
Lisa Mandle, Tamara Ticktin,