Annelids, arthropods or molluscs are suitable as surrogate taxa for selecting conservation reserves in estuaries

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1117-1130

  Shokri, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   Gladstone, William ^a   Kepert, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse filter conservation; Cross taxon congruence; Estuarine protected area; Irreplaceability; Reserve selection

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLLUSC; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANNELIDA; ANTHOZOA; ARTHROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 67349192962     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9474-5     Document Type: Article

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