Do we protect biological originality in protected areas? A new index and an application to the Bonifacio Strait Natural Reserve

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1569-1580

  Mouillot, D ^a   Culioli, J M ^b   Pelletier, D ^c   Tomasini, J A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Office de l'Environnement de la Corse   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Biological indicator; Fish assemblage; Functional originality; Functional trait; Indicator species; Marine reserve; Randomization test

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FISH; MARINE PARK; NATURE RESERVE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABILITY;

BONIFACIO STRAIT NATURE RESERVE; CORSE; CORSE DU SUD; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 46549083254     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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