Spatial conservation prioritization in data-poor areas of the world

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-19

  Moilanen, Atte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation resource allocation; Ecosystem; Robust conservation strategies; Site selection; Systematic conservation planning; Threats

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875145805     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/natcon.2012.003     Document Type: Article

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