A targeting approach for ecosystem protection

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 347-356

  Mysz, Amy T ^a   Maurice, Charles G ^a   Beltran, Robert F ^a   Cipollini, Kendra A ^a   Perrecone, John P ^a   Rodriguez, Karen M ^a   White, Mary L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical ecosystems; Ecological risk assessment; Ecologically rich regions; Midwest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011839610     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(00)00104-0     Document Type: Article

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