Application of the IUCN Red Listing system to setting species targets for conservation planning purposes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1001-1012

  Pfab, Michèle F ^a   Victor, Janine E ^a   Armstrong, Adrian J ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity targets; Bioregional plans; Conservation targets; Land use planning; Multiple representation; Systematic; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT LOSS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; POPULATION DECLINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RARE SPECIES; RED LIST; STABILIZATION; TAXONOMY; THRESHOLD; VULNERABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79954994058     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0009-0     Document Type: Article

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