Prioritizing global conservation efforts

Nature

Volumn 440, Issue 7082, 2006, Pages 337-340

  Wilson, Kerrie A ^a   McBride, Marissa F ^a   Bode, Michael ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ENERGY RESOURCES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL CONSERVATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; PRIORITIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

AVES; GABAZA;

EID: 33645038852     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04366     Document Type: Article

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