Effects of data characteristics on the results of reserve selection algorithms

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 179-191

  Pressey, R L ^a   Possingham, H P ^b   Logan, V S ^a   Day, J R ^c   Williams, P H ^d  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Heuristics; Nature conservation; Nestedness; Optimizing; Rarity; Reserve selection; Reserves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032959567     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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