A gap analysis and comprehensive conservation strategy for riverine ecosystems of Missouri

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-334

  Sowa, Scott P ^a   Annis, Gust ^a   Morey, Michael E ^a   Diamond, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecological classification; Conservation planning; Crayfish; Fish; Freshwater biodiversity; Gap analysis; Human threat index; Missouri (USA) aquatic gap analysis project; Mussels; Predicted species distributions; Public stewardship mapping

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIVALVE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CRAYFISH; DATABASE; DISTURBANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; RIVER WATER;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 38149133871     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 15577015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1253.1     Document Type: Review

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