Spatial prioritization of conservation management

Conservation Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 383-393

  Moilanen, Atte ^a   Leathwick, John R ^b   Quinn, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Freshwater conservation; Habitat maintenance; Habitat restoration; Landscape condition; Retention; Systematic conservation planning, Zonation software

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053493005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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