Conservation of biodiversity: How are we doing?

Environmentalist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-15

  Myers, Norman ^a  

^a Upper Meadow   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative costs; Delayed fall out effects; Forest fragmentation; Mass extinction of species; Socioeconomic and political mobilization; Time left for conclusive action; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MASS EXTINCTION; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

EID: 0037699027     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022983307760     Document Type: Article

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