Field identification of habitats directive Annex I habitats as a major European biodiversity indicator

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-110

  Bunce, R G H ^a,b   Bogers, M M B ^a   Evansc, D ^c   Jongman, R H G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS; EXPERT JUDGEMENT; HABITAT PATCHES; HABITATS DIRECTIVES; INDICATOR SPECIES; LANDSCAPE UNITS; PROTECTED AREAS; WINDOWS MOBILES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FIELDWORK; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA;

EUROPE;

EID: 84885961486     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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