Use of many low-level conservation targets reduces high-level conservation performance

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 247, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-47

  Laitila, Jussi ^a   Moilanen, Atte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation target; Conservation utility; Reserve selection; Return on investment; Spatial conservation prioritization; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION; CONSERVATION TARGETS; RESERVE SELECTION; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS;

BIODIVERSITY; PROFITABILITY;

CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84866274966     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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