Improving the performance of indicator groups for the identification of important areas for species conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 731-740

  Larsen, Frank Wugt ^a   Bladt, Jesper ^b   Rahbek, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complementary networks; Conservation planning; Indicator taxa; Sub Saharan mammals and birds

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAMMAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY;

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

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34249019820     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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