Application of a taxon priority system for conservation planning by selecting areas which are most distinct from environments already reserved

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-159

  Woinarski, J C Z ^a   Price, O ^a   Faith, D P ^b  

^a Arid Zone Research Institute   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Northern Territory; Phylogenetic diversity; Reserve design

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PRIORITY; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0029668285     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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