A biodiversity monitoring framework for South Africa: Progress and directions

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 295-300

  Reyers, Belinda ^a   McGeoch, Melodie A ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DECLINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37349128947     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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