A protocol for plant conservation by translocation in threatened lowland Fynbos

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 735-743

  Milton, S J ^a,c,f   Bond, W J ^a   Du Plessis, M A ^a   Gibbs, D ^b   Hilton Taylor, C ^c   Linder, H P ^a   Raitt, L ^d   Wood, J ^e   Donaldson, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b South Peninsula Municipality   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e Administrative Office   (South Africa)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032810518     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98306.x     Document Type: Review

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