Plant diversity in hiking trails crossing Natura 2000 areas in the Azores: Implications for tourism and nature conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1347-1365

  Queiroz, R E ^a   Ventura, M A ^a   Silva, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Bayesian models; Hiking trails; Indicator species; Plant communities; Plant diversity; Protected areas; Tourism impacts

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; FLORISTICS; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

AZORES; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84899996693     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0669-7     Document Type: Article

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