| a multiscale method for selecting indicator species and priority conservation areas: a case study for broadleaved forests in lombardy, italy. | our purpose was to define a quantitative and expeditious method to analyze the effects of processes that influence species distribution and abundance at different organizational scales. we considered habitat loss, the breaking apart of habitat patches, and habitat structural alteration critical processes that affect species distribution and abundance. we evaluated the effects of these processes by considering the response of selected indicator species to isolation (landscape scale), patch size a ... | 2006 | 16903112 |