The roles and contributions of Biodiversity Observation Networks (BONs) in better tracking progress to 2020 biodiversity targets: a European case study

Biodiversity

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 137-149

  Wetzel, Florian T ^a   Saarenmaa, Hannu ^b   Regan, Eugenie ^c   Martin, Corinne S ^c   Mergen, Patricia ^d   Smirnova, Larissa ^d   Tuama, Éamonn Ó ^e   García Camacho, Francisco A ^f   Hoffmann, Anke ^a   Vohland, Katrin ^a   Häuser, Christoph L ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^e Global Biodiversity Information Facility   (Denmark)

^f DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aichi Biodiversity Targets; Biodiversity; Biodiversity Observation Networks; biodiversity portal; Convention on Biological Diversity; GEOSS; informatics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945497133     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2015.1075902     Document Type: Article

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