Probabilistic classification rules for setting conservation priorities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-231

  Burgman, Mark A ^a   Keith, David A ^b   Rohlf, F James ^c   Todd, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GPO Box 44A   (Australia)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Decision rules; Extinction risk; Priorities

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033168663     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00001-4     Document Type: Article

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