Measuring uncertainty in estimates of biodiversity loss: The example of biodiversity intactness variance

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1091-1094

  Hui, Dafeng ^a   Biggs, Reinette ^b   Scholes, Robert J ^c   Jackson, Robert B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Indicator; Uncertainty; Variance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND USE; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 41849102673     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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