Spatial scale effects on conservation network design: Trade-offs and omissions in regional versus local scale planning

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 683-695

  Huber, Patrick R ^a   Greco, Steven E ^a   Thorne, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Central Valley; Connectivity; Conservation planning; Corridor; Ecoregion; MARXAN; Reserve selection; Scale effects

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOREGION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; LAND USE PLANNING; NETWORK DESIGN; SCALE EFFECT; TRADE-OFF;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952744682     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-010-9447-4     Document Type: Article

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