A national approach for mapping and quantifying habitat-based biodiversity metrics across multiple spatial scales

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-147

  Boykin, Kenneth G ^a   Kepner, William G ^b   Bradford, David F ^b   Guy, Rachel K ^a   Kopp, Darin A ^a   Leimer, Allison K ^a   Samson, Elizabeth A ^a   East, N Forrest ^a   Neale, Anne C ^b   Gergely, Kevin J ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Habitat maps; Rio Grande River; San Pedro River; Terrestrial vertebrates; Western United States

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; MAPPING; MAPS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DESIGN; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS; INCREMENTAL APPROACH; RIO GRANDE RIVER; TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; MAPPING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; VERTEBRATE; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84890571070     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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