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Scott, J.M., B. Csuti, and S. Caicco. 1991. Gap Analysis: Assessing Protection Needs. Chapter 1, pp. 15-26. In W.E. Hudson (ed.), Landscape Linkages and Biodiversity. Island Press, Washington, DC.
Scott, J.M., B. Csuti, and F. Davis. 1991. Gap Analysis: An Application of Geographic Information Systems for Wildlife Species, Chapter 13, pp. 167-180. In: Decker, D.J., M.E. Krasny, G.R. Goff, C.R. Smith, and D.W. Gross. (e's.). Challenges in the Conservation of Biological Resources. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
Scott, J.M., B. Csuti, K. Smith, J.E. Estes, and S. Caicco. 1991. Gap Analysis of Species Richness and Vegetation Cover: An Integrated Biodiversity Conservation Strategy. In: Kohm, K.A. (ed.). Balancing on the Brink of Extinction. Island Press, Washington, DC. 318 pp.
Scott, J.M., F. Davis, B. Csuti, R. Noss, B. Butterfield, C. Groves, H. Anderson, S. Caicco, F. D'Erchia, T.C. Edwards, Jr., J. Ullman, and R.G. Wright. 1993. Gap Analysis: A Geographic Approach to Protection of Biological Diversity. Wildlife Monograph No. 123. 41 pp.
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For additional, up-to-date information about gap analysis at the national scale, you should refer to the Gap Analysis Web Page at http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/gap/ .