Modelling spatial patterns of biodiversity for conservation prioritization in North-eastern Mexico

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-54

  Ortega Huerta, Miguel A ^a   Peterson, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Dept of Ecol Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biosphere reserves; North eastern Mexico; Prioritization; Spatial patterns; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ABRA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2342533938     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2004.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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