Archaeology, biology and conservation on islands in the Gulf of California

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-206

  Bowen, Thomas ^a,b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Conservation; Gulf of California; Human use; Island biogeography; Management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; NATURAL RESOURCES;

BIOGEOGRAPHERS; BIOLOGISTS; BIOTIC COMMUNITIES; GULFS;

CONSERVATION;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY;

ARCHEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 13244291288     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892904001419     Document Type: Review

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