The importance of the natural sciences to conservation: (An American Society of Naturalists Symposium Paper)

American Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Dayton, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecosystem; Education; Fisheries; Natural history; Recoverability; Restoration; Stability; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; NATURE CONSERVATION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FERTILITY; HISTORY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILITY; NATURAL HISTORY; SEAWATER;

EID: 0037491752     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/376572     Document Type: Conference Paper

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