Comparing alternative systematic conservation planning strategies against a politically driven conservation plan

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3061-3083

  Meynard, Christine N ^a,b   Howell, Christine A ^c   Quinn, James F ^d  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilean birds; Conservation GIS; MARXAN; Species distribution modeling; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FIELDWORK; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOFTWARE; VEGETATION COVER;

CENTRAL VALLEY [CHILE]; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 70350359836     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9625-3     Document Type: Article

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