Towards a systematic conservation plan for the arabian peninsula

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 54, Issue , 2011, Pages 197-208

  Holness, Stephen ^a,b   Knight, Mike ^a,b   Sorensen, Mark ^c   Othman, Yasser Ramadan Ahmed ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Reserve expansion; Systematic conservation planning; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GIS; PRIORITIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

SHARJAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 79952590048     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2011.10648910     Document Type: Article

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