Determining the ecological value of landscapes beyond protected areas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-12

  Willis, K J ^a,b   Jeffers, E S ^a   Tovar, C ^a   Long, P R ^a   Caithness, N ^c   Smit, M G D ^d   Hagemann, R ^d   Collin Hansen, C ^d   Weissenberger, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity valuation; Connectivity; Ecological footprint; Fragmentation; Resilience; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE; MAPPING METHOD; PROTECTED AREA; VULNERABILITY;

ALGERIA; CANADA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84858149171     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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