Extinction and the importance of history and dependence in conservation

Biodiversity

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 2-14

  Catling, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 0038703850     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2001.9712550     Document Type: Article

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