Corridors, Connectivity and Biological Conservation

Managing and Designing Landscapes for Conservation: Moving from Perspectives to Principles

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 249-262

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Author keywords

Biological conservation; Connectivity; Conservation measures; Conservation planning; Landscape corridors; Landscape ecology; Matrix management.; Population

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EID: 84889434256     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692400.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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