Identifying habitat conservation priorities and gaps for migratory shorebirds and waterfowl in California

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-40

  Stralberg, Diana ^a,b   Cameron, D Richard ^c   Reynolds, Mark D ^c   Hickey, Catherine M ^a   Klausmeyer, Kirk ^c   Busby, Sylvia M ^c   Stenzel, Lynne E ^a   Shuford, W David ^a   Page, Gary W ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Gap analysis; Marxan; Pacific Flyway; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; GAP DYNAMICS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; WADER; WATERFOWL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; AVES;

EID: 78650415463     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9943-5     Document Type: Article

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