Conservation planning in agricultural landscapes: Hotspots of conflict between agriculture and nature

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 357-367

  Shackelford, Gorm E ^a   Steward, Peter R ^a   German, Richard N ^a   Sait, Steven M ^a   Benton, Tim G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffer zones; Conservation biogeography; Countryside biogeography; Ecological intensification; Food security; Land sparing; Protected areas; Sustainable intensification; Systematic conservation planning; Wildlife friendly farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOOD SECURITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84922610550     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12291     Document Type: Article

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