Identifying important sites for conservation of freshwater biodiversity: Extending the species-based approach

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 287-293

  Darwall, William R T ^a   Vie J C ^b  

^a IUCN   (United Kingdom)

^b IUCN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Freshwater; Priority sites; Species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; REPTILIA;

EID: 33644971117     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2005.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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