Do Private Conservation Activities Match Science-Based Conservation Priorities?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Fisher, Jonathan R B ^a   Dills, Benjamin ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866991989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046429     Document Type: Article

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