A framework for systematic conservation planning and management of Mediterranean landscapes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 158, Issue , 2013, Pages 371-383

  Levin, Noam ^a   Watson, James E M ^b,c   Joseph, Liana N ^b,c   Grantham, Hedley S ^b,d   Hadar, Liat ^e   Apel, Naomi ^e   Perevolotsky, Avi ^f   DeMalach, Niv ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^b   Kark, Salit ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^e Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park   (Israel)

^f VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Decision support tools; Local scale management; Marxan; Mediterranean ecosystems; Succession

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOCAL PLANNING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SITE SELECTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION;

ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84870886113     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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