Can protected areas be expanded in Africa?

Science

Volumn 287, Issue 5459, 2000, Pages 1759-1760

  Musters, C J M ^a   De Graaf, H J ^a   Ter Keurs, W J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WILDLIFE; AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 0034629414     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5459.1759     Document Type: Short Survey

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