A quantitative method for evaluating the importance of marine areas for conservation of birds

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 362-371

  Skov, Henrik ^a   Durinck, Jan ^b   Leopold, Mardik F ^c   Tasker, Mark L ^d  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b Marine Observers ^*  (Denmark)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identification of concentrations; Marine classification criterion; Marine protected areas; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MARINE PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANKING; RESERVE DESIGN; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; NORTH SEA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33947216528     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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