Incorporating anthropogenic threats into evaluations of regional biodiversity and prioritisation of conservation areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-531

  Reyers, Belinda ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Land cover change; Land use suitability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; LAND USE; PRIORITIZATION; SITE INVESTIGATION;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 1842845108     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.027     Document Type: Article

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