Improving conservation planning for semi-natural grasslands: Integrating connectivity into agri-environment schemes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 160, Issue , 2013, Pages 234-241

  Arponen, Anni ^a   Heikkinen, Risto K ^b   Paloniemi, Riikka ^b   Pöyry, Juha ^b   Similä, Jukka ^b   Kuussaari, Mikko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation effectiveness; Conservation policy; Farmland biodiversity; Management contract; Spatial conservation prioritization; Zonation software

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISPERSAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIORITIZATION; SOFTWARE;

FINLAND;

EID: 84875064140     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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