Conservation planning with dynamic threats: The role of spatial design and priority setting for species' persistence

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 756-767

  Visconti, Piero ^a,b   Pressey, Robert L ^a   Segan, Daniel B ^b   Wintle, Brendan A ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity processes; Connectivity; Cost; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Reserve design; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PERSISTENCE; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; RESERVE DESIGN; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EID: 76449120990     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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