An upgraded national biodiversity risk assessment index

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1555-1560

  Reyers, Belinda ^a   James, Alexander N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity risk; Conservation assistance; Priorities

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; INTERNATIONAL AID; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GOES;

EID: 0032785850     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008978524975     Document Type: Article

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