Addressing longitudinal connectivity in the systematic conservation planning of fresh waters

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-70

  Hermoso, V ^a,b   Linke, S ^b   Prenda, J ^a   Possingham, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Irreplaceability; MARS GLM; Marxan; Mediterranean; Native fish species

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650033037     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02390.x     Document Type: Article

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