Focal Species for Determining Connectivity Requirements in Conservation Planning

Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to Principles

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 263-279

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Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation planning; Corridors; Empirical data; Focal species.; Research

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EID: 78751574597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692400.ch23     Document Type: Chapter

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