Roadside habitats: A missing link in the conservation agenda

Environmentalist

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-10

  Allem, Antonio C ^a,b,c  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Ctro Nac Pesquisa Recurs G   (Brazil)

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EID: 0030952069     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018574004711     Document Type: Article

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