Contribution of the Natura 2000 network to biodiversity conservation in Italy

Conservation Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1433-1444

  Maiorano, Luigi ^a,b   Falcucci, Alessandra ^a,b   Garton, Edward O ^b   Boitani, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap analysis; Irreplaceability; IUCN Red List; Natura 2000; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT QUALITY; MODELING; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHES; ITALY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PUBLIC POLICY; VERTEBRATES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 37349100185     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00831.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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