Identifying spatial components of ecological and evolutionary processes for regional conservation planning in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-210

  Rouget, Mathieu ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^b   Pressey, Robert L ^c   Richardson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biodiversity hotspot; Conservation; Fynbos; Karoo; Plant and animal diversification; Species persistence

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; PERSISTENCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038363372     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.2003.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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