Multi-scale network analysis shows scale-dependency of significance of individual protected areas for connectivity

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 761-774

  Maciejewski, Kristine ^a   Cumming, Graeme S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endemic; Fragmentation; Fynbos; Habitat connectivity; Pattern and scale; Stepping stone

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRAGMENTATION; FYNBOS; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROTECTED AREA;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AVES;

EID: 84961054111     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-015-0285-2     Document Type: Article

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