Size of selection units for future reserves and its influence on actual vs targeted representation of features: A case study in western New South Wales

Biological Conservation

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 305-319

  Pressey, R L ^a   Logan, V S ^a  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Cost benefit analysis; Efficiency; Nature conservation; Reserve selection; Reserves

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESERVE DESIGN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032171331     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00146-8     Document Type: Article

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