Selecting focal species in ecological network planning following an expert-based approach: A case study and a conceptual framework

Landscape Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 545-561

  Amici, Valerio ^a   Battisti, Corrado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Provincia di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological networks; Focal species; Habitat fragmentation; Sensitive species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISPERSAL; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAMMAL; NICHE BREADTH; RARITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957068689     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426390903177268     Document Type: Article

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