The relevance of wetland conservation in arid regions: A re-examination of vanishing communities in the American Southwest

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 213-221

  Minckley, T A ^a   Turner, D S ^b   Weinstein, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid region wetlands; Ci nega; Conservation prioritization; Endangered species; Endemic species; Migration corridors; Refugia

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BORDER REGION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; DESERT; ECOREGION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; LAND MANAGEMENT; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PRIORITIZATION; REFUGIUM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

APACHE MOUNTAINS; ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SONORA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; GASTROPODA;

EID: 84867627180     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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