Simulating the effects of using different types of species distribution data in reserve selection

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 426-438

  Carvalho, Sílvia B ^a,b,c   Brito, José C ^a   Pressey, Robert L ^c   Crespo, Eduardo ^b,d   Possingham, Hugh P ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity performance; Conservation planning; Cost efficiency; Marxan; Species distribution models; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE RESERVE; REPTILE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZONATION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 73649102010     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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