Present patterns and future prospects for biodiversity in the Western Hemisphere

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 818-824

  Andelman, Sandy J ^a   Willig, Michael R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Chiroptera; Conservation planning; Human population density; Macroecology; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE RESERVE; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 0042285585     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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