Forecasting global biodiversity threats associated with human population growth

Biological Conservation

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 161-164

  McKee, Jeffrey K ^a   Sciulli, Paul W ^a   David Fooce, C ^a   Waite, Thomas A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Human density; Human population growth; Species richness; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0141975719     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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