Using occupancy models of forest breeding birds to prioritize conservation planning

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 982-991

  De Wan, Amielle A ^a   Sullivan, Patrick J ^a   Lembo, Arthur J ^b   Smith, Charles R ^a   Maerz, John C ^c   Lassoie, James P ^a   Richmond, Milo E ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation planning; Detection probability; Forest breeding birds; Urban sensitive

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE PLANNING; PRIORITIZATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 62049086104     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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