Size-dependent resistance of protected areas to land-use change

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1640, 2008, Pages 1297-1304

  Maiorano, Luigi ^a,b   Falcucci, Alessandra ^a,b   Boitani, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

False discovery rate; Italy; Land use change; Protected areas; q value; Single large or several small

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; PROTECTED AREA;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42549158523     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1756     Document Type: Article

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