Threatened and endangered species geography: Characteristics of hot spots in the conterminous United States

BioScience

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 365-376

  Flather, Curtis H ^a   Knowles, Michael S ^a   Kendall, Iris A ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b BioData Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0031954865     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313375     Document Type: Review

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