Constructing Red Numbers for setting conservation priorities of endangered plant species: Israeli flora as a test case

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-107

  Sapir, Yuval ^a   Shmida, Avi ^a   Fragman, Ori ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation policy; Extinct species; Habitat destruction; Rare plants

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLORA; RARE SPECIES; RED LIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0042239335     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00041     Document Type: Article

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