The relevance of systematics in choosing priority areas for global conservation

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-75

  Fjeldså, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

'Hotspots'; Birds; Conservation priorities; Endangered species; Endemism; South America; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; SITE SELECTION; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AMERICA; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0034026720     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892900000084     Document Type: Article

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