Prioritizing conservation effort through the use of biological soil crusts as ecosystem function indicators in an arid region
Conservation prioritization usually focuses on conservation of rare species or biodiversity, rather than ecological processes. This is partially due to a lack of informative indicators of ecosystem function. Biological soil crusts (BSCs) trap and retain soil and water resources in arid ecosystems an...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 22(2008), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1533-43
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Bowker, Matthew A
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Miller, Mark E,
Belnap, Jayne,
Sisk, Thomas D,
Johnson, Nancy C |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
2008
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
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| Schlagworte: | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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