Mapping of species richness for conservation of biological diversity: Conceptual and methodological issues

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 763-773

  Conroy, Michael J ^a   Noon, Barry R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITIY CONSERVATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND USE; LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING TOOL; SPECIES MAPPING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0030440067     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269481     Document Type: Article

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