New directions in conservation for The National Wildlife Refuge System

BioScience

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-143

  Meretsky, Vicky J ^a   Fischman, Robert L ^a   Karr, James R ^b   Ashe, Daniel M ^c   Scott, J Michael ^d   Noss, Reed F ^e   Schroeder, Richard L ^f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^f DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological integrity; Diversity; Environmental health; National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act; Refuge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 32544442630     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2006)056[0135:NDICFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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