Quantifying relative extinction risks and targeting intervention for the orchid flora of a natural park in the European prealps

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1804-1810

  Pierce, Simon ^a   Ceriani, Roberta M ^b   Villa, Mauro ^b   Cerabolini, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Centro Flora Autoctona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Index of dispersion; Mesobromion; Monte Barro; Ophrys; Orchidaceae; Orchis

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; EXTINCTION RISK; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SYMPATRY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; ORCHIDACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; ORCHIDACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LECCO; LOMBARDY; MONTE BARRO PARK; PREALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GYMNADENIA CONOPSEA; LISTERA OVATA; OPHRYS; ORCHIDACEAE; ORCHIS;

EID: 33845493268     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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