A new method for selection of umbrella species for conservation planning

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 569-579

  Fleishman, Erica ^a   Murphy, Dennis D ^b   Brussard, Peter F ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Conservation planning; Disturbance sensitivity; Ecosystem management; Great Basin (USA); Indicator species; Life history characteristics of umbrella species; Rarity; Specialization vs. rarity; Species ranking methods; Umbrella species, identification

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION PLANNING;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0033855924     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0569:ANMFSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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