Prioritizing key biodiversity areas in Madagascar by including data on human pressure and ecosystem services

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-56

  Rogers, Heather M ^a   Glew, Louise ^a   Honzák, Miroslav ^b   Hudson, Malcolm D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem services; Conservation planning; Geographic information systems; Key biodiversity areas; Madagascar; Protected areas; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SILICON;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS; MADAGASCAR; PROTECTED AREAS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR;

CONSERVATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FROG; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

MADAGASCAR;

ANURA;

EID: 77950296345     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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