Geographic analysis of conservation priority: Endemic birds and mammals in Veracruz, Mexico

Biological Conservation

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-94

  Peterson, A Townsend ^a   Egbert, Stephen L ^a   Sánchez Cordero, Victor ^b   Price, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Conservation priorities; Distribution; Endemism; Veracruz

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY STRATEGY;

MEXICO;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0003076395     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00074-9     Document Type: Article

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