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In 1993 and 1994, two Rapid Assessment Program teams conducted biological surveys in the Cordillera del Cóndor between Ecuador and Peru, one of the largest intact regions of Andean lower montane forest. This book presents the results of their surveys.

The great topographic and geological complexity of this region, combined with a climate of year-round high humidity, have resulted in very high plant species diversity. This diversity of habitats and species with restricted distributions makes the Cóndor an important refuge for many taxa. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 8729 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Keywords: Andes Mountains, Ecuador, land-use-land-cover change, migration, tropical montane forests.

Citation Details
Title: One last stand? Forests and change on Ecuador's eastern cordillera.
Author: Brad D. Jokisch
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 92Issue: 2Page: 235(22)

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