"This is not a biodiversity hotspot": The power of maps and other images in the environmental sciences

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-286

  Carolan, Michael S ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Hotspot; Maps; Science; Species concept; Values

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HOT SPOT; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MAP; SPECIES CONCEPT;

EID: 60149110306     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920801961040     Document Type: Review

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