Conservation priorities for mammals in megadiverse Mexico: The efficiency of reserve networks

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 569-578

  Ceballos, Gerardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Complementarity analysis; Conservation of mammalian diversity; Endemism; Mexican mammals; Nature reserves; Priorities for conservation; Reserve networks; Restricted geographic ranges; Species distribution trends; Species endangerment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MAMMAL; NATURE RESERVE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MAMMALS; MEXICO;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247258491     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0134     Document Type: Article

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