Descriptive analysis of the 'relictual' Mediterranean landscape in the Guadalquivir River valley (southern Spain): A baseline for scientific research and the development of conservation action plans

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2219-2232

  Aparicio, Abelardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Connectivity; FRAGSTATS; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Isolation; Mediterranean vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; FLORISTICS; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDOWNER; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PATCH SIZE; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGENERATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADALQUIVIR VALLEY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BOS;

EID: 41949126678     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9295-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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