Identifying areas of high herpetofauna diversity that are threatened by planned infrastructure projects in Spain

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-289

  Benayas, José M Rey ^a   Montaña, Enrique De La ^a   Belliure, Josabel ^a   Eekhout, Xavier R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alert planning units; Combined index of biodiversity; Conservation; Herpetofauna; Potential environmental impact

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; CONSERVATION; CYTOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ALERT PLANNING UNIT; COMBINED INDEX OF BIODIVERSITY; COMBINED INDICES; HERPETOFAUNA; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; PLANNING UNITS; POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; THREATENED SPECIES; VULNERABLE GROUPS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HERPETOFAUNA; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAUNA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISPERSAL; RAILWAY; REPTILE; SPAIN; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 33645863437     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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