The performance of procedures for selecting conservation areas: Waterbirds in the UK

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-270

  Jackson, Sarah F ^a   Kershaw, Melanie ^b   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation networks; Protected areas; Representation targets; Site selection; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; SITE SELECTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 1842636193     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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