How can you conserve species that haven't been found?: Commentary

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 758-759

  Possingham, Hugh P ^a   Grantham, Hedley ^a   Rondinini, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 34247183758     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01717.x     Document Type: Note

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