Catchment zoning for freshwater conservation: Refining plans to enhance action on the ground

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 940-949

  Hermoso, Virgilio ^a,b   Cattarino, Lorenzo ^a   Kennard, Mark J ^a   Watts, Mathew ^c   Linke, Simon ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment management zone; Connectivity; Conservation planning; Cost effectiveness; Critical management zones; Freshwater focal areas; Marxan with Zones; Systematic planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PRIORITIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; ZONING POLICY;

AUSTRALIA; DALY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84948715047     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12454     Document Type: Article

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