Global status of and prospects for protection of terrestrial geophysical diversity

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 649-656

  Sanderson, Eric W ^a   Segan, Daniel B ^a,b   Watson, James E M ^a,b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Conservation planning; Geodiversity; Soil type; Spatial assessment; Topography

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; PROTECTED AREA;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TRENDS;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84929267621     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12502     Document Type: Article

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