Global spatial coincidence between protected areas and metal mining activities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 160, Issue , 2013, Pages 272-278

  Durán, América P ^a   Rauch, Jason ^b   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b State of Maine Office of Substance Abuse   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Environmental pressures; Metals; Mining; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; METAL; MINING; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84875057390     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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