Rarity of marine benthic species in Great Britain: Development and application of assessment criteria

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-256

  Sanderson, William G ^a  

^a JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; BENTHOS; CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; RARE SPECIES;

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EID: 0030429246     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199612)6:4<245::AID-AQC192>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Conference Paper

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