Habitat fragmentation, fauna and ecological network planning: Toward a theoretical conceptual framework

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-247

  Battisti, Corrado ^a  

^a Sviluppo Parchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Designing protected areas; Habitat fragmentation; Landscape planning; Target species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; PROTECTED AREA;

EID: 0344898486     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000309356524     Document Type: Article

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