Integrating multidirectional connectivity requirements in systematic conservation planning for freshwater systems

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 448-458

  Hermoso, Virgilio ^a   Kennard, Mark J ^a   Linke, Simon ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Conservation biogeography; Intercatchment; Longitudinal; Marxan; Movement; Surrogates; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MOVEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84859425470     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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