Linking cost efficiency evaluation with population viability analysis to prioritize wetland bird conservation actions

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2354-2361

  Sebastián González, Esther ^a,b   Sánchez Zapata, José Antonio ^a   Botella, Francisco ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^b   Hiraldo, Fernando ^b   Wintle, Brendan A ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Cost benefit; Efficiency; Prioritization; Risk assessment; Threat status; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SPREAD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PRIORITIZATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

SPAIN;

AVES;

EID: 79960906206     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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