Fungi and international biodiversity initiatives

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 661-668

  Hawksworth, David L ^a  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biodiversity; fungi; policy; research; science

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUNGI;

FUNGI;

EID: 0030617935     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018310018202     Document Type: Article

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