Identifying regional landscapes for conservation planning: A case study from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-257

  Fairbanks, Dean H K ^a,b,d   Benn, Grant A ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Hierarchy; Irreplaceability; Landscapes; Priority conservation areas; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATURE CONSERVATION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034734268     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(00)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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