Systematic conservation planning

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6783, 2000, Pages 243-253

  Margules, C R ^a   Pressey, R L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 0034636577     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35012251     Document Type: Review

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