Prioritizing conservation activities using reserve site selection methods and population viability analysis

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1774-1790

  Newbold, Stephen C ^a   Juha, Siikamäki ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b LeadingAge   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cost effectiveness; Endangered species; Oncorhynchus spp.; Population viability analysis; Reserve site selection; Salmon

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; HEURISTICS; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SALMON; TIME;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SALMON; TIME FACTORS;

COLUMBIA BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 70349335456     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0599.1     Document Type: Article

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