Synthesis of pattern and process in biodiversity conservation assessment: A flexible whole-landscape modelling framework

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 386-402

  Ferrier, Simon ^a   Drielsma, Michael ^a  

^a NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation assessment; Modelling framework; Persistence; Process based modelling; Whole landscape

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; HABITAT QUALITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 77953151718     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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