Improving the evaluation of conservation programs

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 356-365

  Kleiman, Devra G ^a   Reading, Richard P ^b   Miller, Brian J ^b   Clark, Tim W ^c   Scott, J Michael ^d,h   Robinson, John ^e   Wallace, Richard L ^c,d,h   Cabin, Robert J ^f   Felleman, Fred ^g  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^g Licata Energy Environmental   (United States)

^h ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

EID: 0033995356     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98553.x     Document Type: Review

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