A systematic process for selecting representative research natural areas

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 338-349

  Stoms, David M ^a   Borchert, Mark I ^b   Moritz, Max A ^a   Davis, Frank W ^a   Church, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Los Padres National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Research natural area; Reserve selection algorithm; Weighted benefits maximal covering location model

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; SITE SELECTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031672359     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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