Why larger nations have disproportionate threat rates: Area increases endemism and human population size

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1317-1325

  Mckinney, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endemism; Extinction; Human population; Species area; Threat

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; EXTINCTION RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036337975     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016200131197     Document Type: Article

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