Lack of adequate taxonomic knowledge may hinder endemic mammal conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2135-2144

  Brito, Daniel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Biodiversity; Conservation biology; Conservation planning; Mammals; Marsupials; Neotropics; Primates; Rodents; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; KNOWLEDGE; MAMMAL; PRIMATE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BRACHYTELES; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 4444320815     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000040005.89375.c0     Document Type: Article

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