Ando, A.; Camm, J.; Polasky, S., and Solow, A. Species distributions, land values, and efficient conservation. Science. 1998; 2792126-2128.
Bailey, R.G. 1989. Ecoregions of the Contienets. Monograph and map. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, DC.
Bailey, R.G. 1989. Ecoregions of the United States. Monograph and map. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, DC.
Bibby. C.Y., Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. et al. 1992. Putting Biodiversity on the Map: Priority Areas for Global Conservation. Cambridge: International Council for Bird Preservation.
Dassmann, R.F. 1973. A system for defining and classifying natural regions for the purposes of conservation. World Conservation Union, Morges, Switzerland
Dinerstein, E. and Wikramanayake, E. Beyond 'hotspots': How to prioritize investments in biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific region. Conservation Biology. 1992; 753-65.
Dinerstein, E., G. Powell, D.M. Olson, E. Wikramanayake, R. Abell, C. Loucks, E. Underwood, T. Allnutt, W. Wettingel, T. Ricketts, H. Strand, S. O'Connor, and N. Burgess. 2000. A workbook for conducting biological assessments and developing biodiversity visions for ecoregion-based conservation. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.
Dobson, A.P., W.M., Rodriguez, W.M., Roberts and D.S., Wilcove. 1997. Geographic distribution of endanegered species in the United States. Science 275:550-53.
Götmark, F., M. Ahlund, M.E.G. Erikson. 1986. Are indices reliable for assessing conservation value of natural areas? An avian case study. Biological Conservation, 38, 35-73.
Howard, P., T. Davenport, F.W. Kigenyi. 1997. Planning Conservation areas in Uganda's natural forests. Oryx, 31, 253-64.
Jennings, M.D. 1999. Gap Analysis: concepts, methods, and recent results. Landscape Ecology 15: 5-20.
Margules, C. and Usher, M. B. Criteria used in assessing wildlife conservation potential: A review. BiologicalConservation. 1981; 2179-109.
Margules, C. R.; Higgs, A. J., and Rafe, R. W. Modern biogeographic theory: Are there any lessons for nature reserve design? Biological Conservation. 1982; 24115-128.
Mittermier, R.A. 1998. Primate diversity and teh tropical forest: Case studies from Brazil, Madagascar and the improtance of the megadiversity countries. In: E.O. Wilson and F.M. Peter, (eds), Biodiversity. pp. 145-154. National Academy Press, Wahington, D.C. 521 pp.
Mittermier, R.A., T.B. Werner. 1990. Wealth of plants and animals unites "megadiversity" countries. Tropicus 4(1): 1, 4-5.
Myers, N. 1988. Threatened Biotas: "Hotspots" in tropical forests. Environmentalist 8 3): 1-20.
Myers, N. 1991. The Biodiversity challenge: Expanded "hotspot" analysis. Environmentalist 10 (4): 243-256.
Myers, N., R.A. Mittermeier, C.G. Mittermeier, G.A.B. da Fonesca, J. Kent. 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature Vol. 403, 853-858.
Noss, R. F. A regional landscape approach to maintain diversity. BioScience. 1983; 33700-706.
Noss, R.F. 1987. From Plant Communities to landscapes in conservation inventories: A look at The Nature Conservancy (USA). Biological Conservation. 41:11-37.
Noss, R.F. 1992. The wildlands project and conservation strategy. Wild Earth (special issue): 10-15.
Noss, R.F., A.Y. Cooperrider. 1994. Saving nature's legacy: protecting and saving biodiversity. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Noss, R.F., A.Y. Cooperrider. 1994. Saving nature's legacy: protecting and saving biodiversity. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Olson, D.M., E.,Dinerstein, G. Cintrqn and Iolster, editors. 1996. A conservation assessment of Mangrove ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean. Report from a workshop. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.
Omernik, J.M. 1995. Ecoregion: a framework for managing ecosystems. George Wrights Society Forum 12: 35-50.
Pomeroy, D., B. Tengecho. 1986. Studies of birds in a semi-arid area of Kenya. III - the use of 'timed species-counts' for studying regional avifaunas Journal of Tropical Ecology 2: 231-247
Pressey, R. L.; Humphries, C. J.; Margules, C. R.; Vane-Wright, R. I., and Williams, P. H. Beyond opportunism: Key principles for systematic reserve selection. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 1993; 8(4):124-128.
Reid, W. V. Biodiversity hotspots. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 1998; 13(7)275-280.
Scott, J. M.; Csuti, B.; Jacobi, J. D., and Estes, J. E. Species richness: A geographic approach to protecting future biological diversity. BioScience. 1987; 37782-788.
Scott, J. M., B. Csuti, J. E. Estes, H. Anderson. 1989. Status assessment of biodiversity protection. Conserv. Biol. 3:85-87.
Smith, P.G.R. and Therberge, J.B. 1986. A review of criteria for evaluating natural areas. Environmental Management. 10, 715-734.
Stattersfield, A., Crosby , M., Long , A. & Wege, D. 1998. Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation. Cambridge: Birdlife International.
Turak, A. 2000. Patterns of Species Richness, Endemism and Rarity in Turkey and Their Use in Conservation Evaluation. Ph.D. Thesis. 82 pp
Turpie, J. K. Prioritizing South African estuaries for conservation: A practical example using waterbirds. Biological Conservation. 1995; 74(3):175-186.
Udvardy, M.D.F. 1975. A classification of the biogeographical provinces of the world. World Conservation Union, Morges, Switzerland.
Usher, M.B. 1986. Wildlife Conservation Evaluation: attribute, criteria and values. In: Usher, M.B. (ed.) Wildlife Conservation Evaluation. London: Chapman & Hall, pp. 3-44.
WWF and IUCN. 1994. Centres of Plant Diversity: A Guide and Startegy for Their Conservation. Gland, Switzerland.
