Apples, oranges, and probabilities: Integrating multiple factors into biodiversity conservation with consistency

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-151

  Williams, Paul H ^a   Araújo, Miguel B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area selection methods; Biodiversity; Efficiency; Probability of persistence

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; EFFICIENCY;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MULTIPLE FACTORS; PROCESS FACTOR; SELECTION METHODS;

PROBABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FRUIT; PERSISTENCE; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0141649536     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015657917928     Document Type: Article

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