The role of science in the preservation of forest biodiversity

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 101-111

  Simberloff, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033594197     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00391-0     Document Type: Article

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