The BioREGIO Carpathians project: Aims, methodology and results from the "Continuity and Connectivity" analysis

Nature Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-111

  Favilli, Filippo ^a   Hoffmann, Christian ^a   Elmi, Marianna ^a   Ravazzoli, Elisa ^a   Streifeneder, Thomas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological connectivity; GIS; Physical; Socio economic and legal barriers; Umbrella species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944411054     PISSN: 13146947     EISSN: 13143301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.11.4424     Document Type: Article

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