Can siting algorithms assist in prioritizing for conservation in a densely populated and land use allocated country? — Israel as a case study

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-60

  Weil, Gilad ^a   Levin, Noam ^b  

^a Israel Nature and Parks Authority   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

MARXAN; Representation; Reserve design; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE PLANNING; NATIONAL PLANNING; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST; RESERVE DESIGN; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTEBRATE;

ISRAEL;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84983745333     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15659801.2015.1035858     Document Type: Article

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