Using endemism to assess representation of protected areas - the family Myrtaceae in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 570-578

  Laffan, Shawn W ^a   Ramp, Daniel ^a,b   Roger, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biodiversity; Endemism; GBMWHA; Range restriction; Reserve representation; Species richness; Weighted endemism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; PROTECTED AREA; RANGE SIZE; TAXONOMY; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

AUSTRALIA; GREATER BLUE MOUNTAINS AREA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EUCALYPTUS; LEPTOSPERMUM; MELALEUCA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 84873727389     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12001     Document Type: Article

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