Analysis of ecological context for identifying vegetation and animal conservation planning foci: An example from the arid South-western USA

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-256

  Hamazaki, Toshihide ^a   Thompson, Bruce C ^b   Locke, Brian A ^c   Boykin, Kenneth G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Directorate of Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; MILITARY LAND; NATURE CONSERVATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038356300     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070954     Document Type: Article

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