Spatial-explicit assessment of current and future conservation options for the endangered Corsican red deer (Cervus elaphus Corsicanus) in Sardinia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2001-2016

  Puddu, Giuseppe ^a,b   Maiorano, Luigi ^c   Falcucci, Alessandra ^c   Corsi, Fabio ^d   Boitani, Luigi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b Marturanum Regional Park ^*  (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Desertification risk; ENFA; Land use management; Potential suitability

Indexed keywords

DEER; DESERTIFICATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LAND USE PLANNING; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS CORSICANUS;

EID: 70350618089     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9569-z     Document Type: Article

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