Ecoregion-based conservation planning in the Mediterranean: dealing with large-scale heterogeneity.

Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, i.e. seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were determined through a systematic planning approach. Available information on the distribution of these habitats across the entire Med...

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Main Authors: Sylvaine Giakoumi, Maria Sini, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Tessa Mazor, Jutta Beher, Hugh P Possingham, Ameer Abdulla, Melih Ertan Çinar, Panagiotis Dendrinos, Ali Cemal Gucu, Alexandros A Karamanlidis, Petra Rodic, Panayotis Panayotidis, Ergun Taskin, Andrej Jaklin, Eleni Voultsiadou, Chloë Webster, Argyro Zenetos, Stelios Katsanevakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3796553?pdf=render