Biodiversity Mapping

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 314-319

  Hazen, H ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biodiversity hot spot; Biogeography; Conservation; Ecoregion; Gap analysis; Geographic information systems (GISs); Protected area; Remote sensing; Representativeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873165246     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00006-7     Document Type: Chapter

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