Taking stock of nature: Essential biodiversity variables explained

Biological Conservation

Volumn 213, Issue , 2017, Pages 252-255

  Brummitt, Neil ^a   Regan, Eugenie C ^b,c   Weatherdon, Lauren V ^b   Martin, Corinne S ^b   Geijzendorffer, Ilse R ^d,e   Rocchini, Duccio ^f   Gavish, Yoni ^g   Haase, Peter ^h,i   Marsh, Charles J ^j   Schmeller, Dirk S ^j,k  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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

^c The Biodiversity Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^d STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^e AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^j HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biodiversity observation network; Indicator; Living planet index; Priority measurement; UK spring index

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLICY STRATEGY; PRIORITIZATION; STOCK MARKET;

UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 85009174861     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.006     Document Type: Article

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