Flexibility and the use of indicator taxa in the selection of sites for nature reserves

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 271-285

  Hopkinson, P ^a,b   Travis, J M J ^c,d   Evans, J ^e   Gregory, R D ^e,f   Telfer, M G ^b   Williams, P H ^g  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^f THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^g DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Near minimum sets; Priorities; Protected areas; Selection algorithm

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; SITE SELECTION;

EID: 0035097847     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008959829585     Document Type: Article

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