Systematic conservation assessment for the Mesoamerica, Chocó, and Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspots: A preliminary analysis

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1793-1828

  Sarkar, Sahotra ^a   Sánchez Cordero, Víctor ^b   Londoño, Maria Cecilia ^b   Fuller, Trevon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Area prioritization; Choc ; Ecological niche models; Mesoamerica; Reserve selection algorithms; ResNet; Systematic conservation planning; Tropical Andes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOREGION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST; SOFTWARE;

MESOAMERICA;

EID: 67649201781     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9559-1     Document Type: Article

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