Prioritizing species by conservation value and vulnerability: A new index applied to species threatened by sea-level rise and other risks in Florida

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-45

  Reece, Joshua S ^a,b   Noss, Reed F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; conservation prioritization; extinction risk; sea level rise; vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; INDEX METHOD; PRIORITIZATION; RED LIST; RISK FACTOR; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881118772     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.034.0105     Document Type: Article

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