Application of decision theory to conservation management: Recovery of Hector's dolphin

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Conroy, Michael J ^a   Barker, Richard J ^b   Dillingham, Peter W ^b   Fletcher, David ^b   Gormley, Andrew M ^b   Westbrooke, Ian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DOLPHIN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 42449154314     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07147     Document Type: Article

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