Biodiversity hotspots in the Mediterranean basin: setting global conservation priorities
Article Abstract:
Three approaches that can be used to define priority conservation areas in the Mediterranean basin are described. The Mediterranean basin is extremely biodiverse, with 10% of the world's higher plants residing in an area representing 1.6% of the Earth's surface.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
Mediterranean Sea, Biological diversity, Biodiversity
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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Selection of islands for conservation in the urban archipelago of Helsinki, Finland
Article Abstract:
A technique for selecting lands for conservation is described. All plant species on 207 islands off the coast of Finland were tallied and 41 islands were chosen that contained one of each species.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
Planning, Land use
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1999
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Subjects list: Methods, Nature conservation
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