The performance of existing networks of conservation areas in representing biodiversity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1427, 1999, Pages 1453-1460

  Rodrigues, Ana S L ^a   Tratt, Rosalind ^a   Wheeler, Bryan D ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Minimum set algorithms; Nature reserves

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST; SITE SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033595082     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0800     Document Type: Article

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