Gap analysis of terrestrial vertebrates in Italy: Priorities for conservation planning in a human dominated landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-473

  Maiorano, Luigi ^a,b   Falcucci, Alessandra ^a,b   Boitani, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Gap analysis; Irreplaceability; Italy; Terrestrial vertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VERTEBRATE;

ALPS; APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751071899     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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