Comparing static versus dynamic protected areas in the Québec boreal forest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 438-449

  Rayfield, Bronwyn ^a   James, Patrick M A ^a   Fall, Andrew ^b   Fortin, Marie Josée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Gowlland Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation area; Conservation planning; Graph theory; Landscape connectivity; Reserves

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST DYNAMICS; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; MAPPING; MUSTELID; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 39649124461     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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