Residential development encroachment on U.S. protected areas: Contributed paper

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Wade, Alisa A ^a,b   Theobald, David M ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation system; Exurbanization; Protected areas; Residential development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSING; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HOUSING; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549223090     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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