Nestedness analysis and conservation planning: The importance of place, environment, and life history across taxonomic groups

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-89

  Fleishman, Erica ^a   Betrus, Christopher J ^b   Blair, Robert B ^b   Mac Nally, Ralph ^c   Murphy, Dennis D ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Butterflies; Conservation; Indicator species; Nestedness

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOINDICATOR; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NESTEDNESS;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036938186     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1003-8     Document Type: Article

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