Are important bird areas and special protected areas enough for conservation?: The case of Bonelli's eagle in a Mediterranean area

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3755-3780

  López López, Pascual ^a   García Ripollés, Clara ^c   Soutullo, Álvaro ^b   Cadahía, Luis ^b   Urios, Vicente ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

GAP analysis; GIS; Habitat selection; Hieraaetus fasciatus; Predictive models; Raptors; Spain

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 35448942377     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9179-1     Document Type: Article

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