Efficiency of a protected-area network in a mediterranean region: A multispecies assessment with raptors

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 983-991

  Abellán, María D ^a   Martínez, José E ^a   Palazón, José A ^a   Esteve, Miguel Á ^a   Calvo, José F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation effectiveness; Ecological niche modeling; Multispecies conservation; Natura 2000; Special Conservation Areas; Special Protection Areas

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL NICHE; MULTI-SPECIES; NATURA 2000; SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREAS; SPECIAL PROTECTION AREAS;

ECOSYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARKS;

EFFICIENCY;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NICHE; PROTECTED AREA; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STEPPE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; RAPTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES HABITAT;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI; FALCONIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 79959376415     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9640-5     Document Type: Article

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