A conservation plan for the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 392-411

  Noss, Reed F ^a   Strittholt, James R ^b   Vance Borland, Kenneth ^c   Carroll, Carlos ^c   Frost, Pamela ^b  

^a Conservation Science Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Focal species; Klamath Siskiyou; Reserve design; Reserve selection

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HETEROGENEITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032725762     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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