How effective is the MERCOSUR's network of protected areas in representing South America's ecoregions?

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-116

  Soutullo, Alvaro ^a,b   Gudynas, Eduardo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Centro Latino Americano de Ecologia Social (CLAES)   (Uruguay)

^c Latin American Centre of Social Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental conservation; Ecoregions; Effectiveness; Gap analysis; MERCOSUR; Representation, reserves; South America

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; NATURE RESERVE; PROTECTED AREA;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644971990     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000020     Document Type: Article

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