Ecological Effectiveness: Conservation Goals for Interactive Species

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1238-1250

  Soulé, Michael E ^a   Estes, James A ^b   Berger, Joel ^c   Martinez Del Rio, Carlos ^d  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RARITY;

CANIS; CANIS LUPUS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0141873335     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.01599.x     Document Type: Review

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