The natural imperative for biological conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 373-381

  Angermeier, Paul L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURALNESS; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EID: 0033998659     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98362.x     Document Type: Review

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