Optimality in reserve selection algorithms: When does it matter and how much?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-267

  Pressey, R L ^a   Possingham, H P ^b   Margules, C R ^c  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC ALGORITHM; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; RESERVE SELECTION;

EID: 0029752855     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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