Can species data only be appropriately used to conserve biodiversity?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 603-615

  Maddock, Ant ^a   Du Plessis, Morné A ^b  

^a EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gap analysis; Priority conservation areas; Species based methods; Techniques

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; MODEL;

EID: 0032995757     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008819015819     Document Type: Article

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