Defining conservation priorities for plant taxa in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada using herbarium records

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 325-338

  MacDougall, A S ^a   Loo, J A ^b   Clayden, S R ^c   Goltz, J G ^d   Hinds, H R ^e  

^a Fundy Model Forest   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM   (Canada)

^d 277 Douglas Ave   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecosystem management; Herbarium; New Brunswick; Rare plant taxa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; FLORA;

CANADA;

EID: 0032401730     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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