Biodiversity loss and the taxonomic bottleneck: Emerging biodiversity science

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 794-810

  Kim, Ke Chung ^a   Byrne, Loren B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied taxonomy; Backyard biodiversity; Biodiversity; Biodiversity science; Ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751050687     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0035-7     Document Type: Review

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