Rare, fragile species, small populations, and the dilemma of collections

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1621-1625

  Rodríguez Estrella, Ricardo ^a   Moreno, Ma Carmen Blázquez ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Collections; Conservation; Rare species; Small populations

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; EXTINCTION; RARE SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

EID: 33646860771     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-4308-6     Document Type: Review

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