Focal species: A multi-species umbrella for nature conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 849-856

  Lambeck, Robert J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HABITAT REQUIREMENT; MANAGEMENT; UMBRELLA SPECIES;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0030752536     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96319.x     Document Type: Review

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