Connectedness and connectivity of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas across country borders in the European Union

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-238

  Opermanis, Otars ^a   MacSharry, Brian ^a   Aunins, Ainars ^b   Sipkova, Zelmira ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Connectedness; Connectivity; European Union; Natura 2000; Political borders; Trans boundary protected areas

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONNECTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVERTEBRATE; POLITICAL BORDER; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; PROTECTED AREA; REPTILE; SITE SELECTION; TAXONOMY; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; INVERTEBRATA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84862766514     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.031     Document Type: Article

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