Representing species in reserves from patterns of assemblage diversity

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1037-1050

  Araujo M B ^a,d,e   Densham, P J ^b,f   Williams, P H ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assemblage diversity; Biodiversity; Complementarity; Conservation planning; Europe; Ordinations; p median; Reserve selection; Surrogates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942735310     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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