Comprehensive criteria for biodiversity evaluation in conservation planning

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2715-2728

  Regan, Helen M ^a   Davis, Frank W ^b   Andelman, Sandy J ^c,d   Widyanata, Astrid ^a   Freese, Mariah ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity value; Conservation planning; Group decision making; Multi criteria decision making

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; RESERVE DESIGN;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447307118     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9100-3     Document Type: Article

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