Workshop on quantitative measurement of edge effects in fragmented
landscapes
ATBC meeting, Suriname 2008
Robert Ewers
Imperial College London
Silwood Park Campus
Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK
Ph: +44 (0)20 759 42231; r.ewers@imperial.ac.uk
Raphael Didham
School of Biological Sciences
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ph. -64-3-364-2059; raphael.didham@canterbury.ac.nz
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