Effectiveness of conservation easements for reducing development and maintaining biodiversity in sagebrush ecosystems

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 567-574

  Pocewicz, Amy ^a   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a   Jones, George P ^b   Copeland, Holly E ^a   Daline, Jody ^a   Mealor, Brian A ^a,c  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b 1000 East University Avenue ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Residential development; Road density; Sagebrush; Wildlife; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BURROW; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DICOTYLEDON; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; ROAD; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78751573949     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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