A landscape approach for assessing the biodiversity value of indigenous forest remnants: Case study of the Manawatu/Wanganui region of New Zealand

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-91

  Dymond, John R ^a   Ausseil, Anne Gaelle ^a   Shepherd, James D ^a   Janssen, Helmut ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Horizons Regional Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity value; Forest remnants; Land environment; Prioritisation; Restoration cost

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THEMATIC MAPPING; VALUATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 34548710712     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.07.026     Document Type: Article

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