Is the connectivity of the Natura 2000 network better across internal or external administrative borders?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 166, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-174

  Opermanis, Otars ^a   MacSharry, Brian ^a   Evans, Douglas ^a   Sipkova, Zelmira ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Connectedness; Connectivity; European Union; Federal states; Habitats Directive; Internal borders; Natura 2000

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BORDER REGION; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; NATURE CONSERVATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROTECTED AREA;

AUSTRIA; GERMANY; ITALY; SPAIN;

EID: 84881227844     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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