Prioritizing global conservation efforts

Kerrie A. Wilson (), Marissa F. McBride, Michael Bode and Hugh P. Possingham ()
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Kerrie A. Wilson: The University of Queensland
Marissa F. McBride: The University of Queensland
Michael Bode: The University of Queensland
Hugh P. Possingham: The University of Queensland

Nature, 2006, vol. 440, issue 7082, 337-340

Abstract: Optimal allocation of conservation resources between regions can be problematic because stochastic dynamic programming breaks down for larger problems — but the identification of two heuristics that closely approximate the optimal solution and can be applied at any spatial scale is reported.

Date: 2006
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