The interpretation, assessment and conservation of ecological communities

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Keith, David A ^a  

^a Research Group on Vegetation Dynamics   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity surrogate; Conservation legislation; Conservation planning; Risk assessment; Species assemblages; Threatened ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EXTINCTION RISK; LAND USE PLANNING; LEGISLATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 62549116764     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00453.x     Document Type: Review

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