Rare species, the coincidence of diversity hotspots and conservation strategies

Nature

Volumn 365, Issue 6444, 1993, Pages 335-337

  Prendergast, J R ^a,b   Quinn, R M ^a,b   Lawton, J H ^a   Eversham, B C ^b   Gibbons, D W ^c  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

CONSERVATION; HOTSPOT; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UK;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0027338678     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/365335a0     Document Type: Article

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