Incorporating geodiversity into conservation decisions

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 692-701

  Comer, Patrick J ^a   Pressey, Robert L ^c   Hunter, Malcolm L ^d   Schloss, Carrie A ^e   Buttrick, Steven C ^e   Heller, Nicole E ^f   Tirpak, John M ^g   Faith, Daniel P ^h   Cross, Molly S ⁱ   Shaffer, Mark L ^b  

^a NATURESERVE   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^h AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

ⁱ WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic diversity; Adaptive management; Conservation planning; Conservation policy; Ecological diversity

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEODIVERSITY; LANDSCAPE PLANNING;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84929269911     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12508     Document Type: Article

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