Multi-action planning for threat management: A novel approach for the spatial prioritization of conservation actions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Cattarino, Lorenzo ^a   Hermoso, Virgilio ^a   Carwardine, Josie ^b   Kennard, Mark J ^a   Linke, Simon ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION PRIORITIZATION ALGORITHM; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER FISH; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TARGET ORGANISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RIVER;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHES; RIVERS;

EID: 84934932725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128027     Document Type: Article

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