Macroecology, biogeography and prioritary areas for conservation in the brazilian cerrado;Macroecologia, biogeografia e áreas prioritárias para conservação no cerrado

Oecologia Brasiliensis

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 470-497

  Diniz Filho, José Alexandre Felizola ^a   Bini, Luis Mauricio ^a   de Oliveira, Guilherme ^a   Barreto, Bruno de Souza ^a   da Silva, Marcel Müller Fernandes Pereira ^a   Terribile, Levi Carina ^a   Rangel, Thiago Fernando L V B ^b   Pinto, Miriam Plaza ^c   de Sousa, Nayara Pereira Rezende ^a   Vieira, Ludgero Cardoso Galli ^a   Melo, Adriano S ^a   de Marco Junior P Paulo ^a   Vieira, Cleiber Marques ^d   Blamires, Daniel ^e   Bastos, Rogério P ^a   de Carvalho, Priscilla ^f   Ferreira, Laerte G ^a   Telles, Mariana Pires de Campos ^a   Rodrigues, Flávia Melo ^g   e Silva, Daniela Melo ^g   da Silva Jr , Nelson Jorge ^g   Soares, Thannya Nascimento ^a   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^e UEG   (Brazil)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^g PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Complementarity; Gap analysis; Geographic ranges; Irreplaceability; Macroecology; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

GABAZA;

EID: 73249118467     PISSN: 19806442     EISSN: 19819366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4257/oeco.2009.1303.05     Document Type: Article

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