Population abundances, geographic ranges and conservation: 1994 Witherby Lecture

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-19

  Lawton, J H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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BIRD; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE; POPULATION SIZE;

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EID: 0030446391     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609460991     Document Type: Article

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