A riparian conservation network for ecological resilience

Biological Conservation

Volumn 191, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-37

  Fremier, Alexander K ^a   Kiparsky, Michael ^b   Gmur, Stephan ^c   Aycrigg, Jocelyn ^d   Craig, Robin Kundis ^e   Svancara, Leona K ^f   Goble, Dale D ^d   Cosens, Barbara ^d   Davis, Frank W ^g   Scott, J Michael ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Connectivity; Corridors; Ecosystems; Habitat fragmentation; Matrix; Policy; Protected areas; Riparian areas

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; PROTECTED AREA; RIPARIAN ZONE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936770527     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.029     Document Type: Article

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