Applying thresholds to identify key biodiversity areas for marine turtles in Melanesia

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Bass, D ^a   Anderson, P ^b   De Silva, N ^c  

^a Conservation International ^*  (Australia)

^b Pacific Regional Environment Programme   (Samoa)

^c Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation planning; Key Biodiversity Areas; Marine turtles

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; THRESHOLD; TURTLE;

MELANESIA;

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79951569955     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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