Habitat models to assist plant protection efforts in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-350

  Van Manen, Frank T ^a,d,e   Young, John A ^b,d   Thatcher, Cindy A ^a,e   Cass, Wendy B ^c,f   Ulrey, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f Shenandoah National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat analysis; Illegal harvest; Mahalanobis distance; Medicinal herbs; Plant protection

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

NORTH AMERICA; SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACTAEA RACEMOSA; CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; SANGUINARIA; SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS;

EID: 27144499202     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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