Improving the surrogacy effectiveness of charismatic megafauna with well-surveyed taxonomic groups and habitat types

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 281-288

  Di Minin, Enrico ^a   Moilanen, Atte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity surrogate; Bird; Charismatic mammal; Habitat type; Spatial conservation prioritization; Zonation software

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FAUNA; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; PRIORITIZATION; REPTILE; SOFTWARE; TAXONOMY;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84896399401     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12203     Document Type: Article

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