Efficiency of conservation shortcuts: An investigation with otters as umbrella species

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 523-527

  Bifolchi, Aline ^a   Lodé, Thierry ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Animale   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; European otter; Lutra lutra; Umbrella species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 24944511206     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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