Habitat fragmentation and large-scale conservation: What do we know for sure?

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-232

  Harrison, Susan ^a   Bruna, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

EID: 0033014012     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00496.x     Document Type: Article

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