Extinction risk in fragmented habitats

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-191

  Reed, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION MODELING; STOCHASTICITY; VERTEBRATE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13444284761     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943004001313     Document Type: Review

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