Empirical evidence for reduced protection levels across biodiversity features from target-based conservation planning

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-191

  Di Minin, Enrico ^a,b   Moilanen, Atte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation outcome; Conservation targets; Efficiency; Reserve selection; Spatial conservation prioritization; Target setting; Zonation software

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; NATURE RESERVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVE DESIGN; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALBANY [NEW YORK]; EASTERN CAPE; KWAZULU-NATAL; MAPUTALAND; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; PONDOLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862733906     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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