Response variables for evaluation of the effectiveness of conservation corridors

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 689-695

  Gregory, Andrew J ^a   Beier, Paul ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Corridor evaluation; Fragmentation; Gene flow; Occupancy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENE FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE FLOW; PROCEDURES; TIME;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84900459223     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12252     Document Type: Article

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