How do recent spatial biodiversity analyses support the convention on biological diversity in the expansion of the global conservation area network?

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-10

  Kullberg, Peter ^a   Moilanen, Atte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity data; Conservation decision making; Global; High resolution; Spatial conservation prioritization; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903987311     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/natcon.2014.002     Document Type: Article

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