Predictors of species sensitivity to fragmentation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 207-251

  Henle, Klaus ^a   Davies, Kendi F ^b,d   Kleyer, Michael ^c   Margules, Chris ^b   Settele, Josef ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeographic traits; Demographic traits; Ecological traits; Empirical evidence; Extinction proneness; Habitat fragmentation; Sensitivity indicators; Testing; Theory

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0742323188     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000004319.91643.9e     Document Type: Review

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