GIS: Biodiversity applications

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-235

  Foody, Giles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOZONATION; GIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 55249092068     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133308094656     Document Type: Article

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