Getting biodiversity intactness indices right: Ensuring that 'biodiversity' reflects 'diversity'

Global Change Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-217

  Faith, Daniel P ^a   Ferrier, S ^b   Williams, K J ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

2010 target; Biodiversity; Genetic diversity; Intactness; Land use; Planning; Species abundance; Species area curve; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DIVERSITY INDEX; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 44149123591     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01500.x     Document Type: Article

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