Conservation planning in the real world: South Africa shows the way

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 435-438

  Balmford, Andrew ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0041510354     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00217-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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