Matching species with reserves - Uncertainties from using data at different resolutions

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-538

  Araújo, Miguel B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Gap analysis; NATURA 2000; Portugal; Reserve selection; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NATURE RESERVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

BRYOPHYTES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 1842845117     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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