A suite of essential biodiversity variables for detecting critical biodiversity change

Biological Reviews

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 55-71

  Schmeller, Dirk S ^a,b   Weatherdon, Lauren V ^c   Loyau, Adeline ^a,b   Bondeau, Alberte ^d   Brotons, Lluis ^e,f,g   Brummitt, Neil ^h   Geijzendorffer, Ilse R ^d,p   Haase, Peter ^i,j   Kuemmerlen, Mathias ^i,q   Martin, Corinne S ^c   Mihoub, Jean Baptiste ^a,k   Rocchini, Duccio ^l,r   Saarenmaa, Hannu ^m   Stoll, Stefan ^i,n   Regan, Eugenie C ^c,o  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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

^d AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e Forest Science Centre of Catalonia   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g CSIC   (Spain)

^h DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^k SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^l RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

ⁿ Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^o The Biodiversity Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

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

^q SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^r UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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Author keywords

biodiversity conservation; biodiversity loss; early change detection; essential biodiversity variables

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 85018974805     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12332     Document Type: Article

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