Rapid evaluation of threats to biodiversity: Human footprint score and large vertebrate species responses in French Guiana

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1567-1584

  de Thoisy, Benoît ^a   Richard Hansen, Cécile ^b   Goguillon, Bertrand ^c   Joubert, Pierre ^d   Obstancias, Jean ^d   Winterton, Peter ^e   Brosse, Sébastien ^e  

^a Association Kwata Study and Conservation of French Guianan Wildlife   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c WWF France   (France)

^d Développement et Innovation   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological processes; Footprint; Management; Self organizing maps; Threats; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SELF ORGANIZATION; VERTEBRATE; VISUALIZATION;

FRENCH GUIANA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952243470     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9787-z     Document Type: Article

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