Threatened species and the spatial concentration of humans

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 235-244

  Pandit, Ram ^a   Laband, David N ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gini coefficient; Imperiled species; Spatial concentration of humans

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RED LIST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; REPTILIA;

EID: 33846962823     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9140-8     Document Type: Article

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