The ecological performance of protected areas

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2008, Pages 93-113

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a   Jackson, Sarah F ^b   Cantú Salazar, Lisette ^a   Cruz Piñón, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNY ANDERSON ASSOCIATES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition; Inventory; Persistence; Representation; Reserves

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; INVENTORY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENCE; PROTECTED AREA; RESERVE DESIGN;

EID: 58549100288     PISSN: 1543592X     EISSN: 15452069     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173529     Document Type: Review

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