Extinction risk assessments at the population and species level: Implications for amphibian conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2297-2304

  Becker, Carlos Guilherme ^a   Loyola, Rafael Dias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Extinction; Management; Policy; Population declines; Threat

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE SIZE; RED LIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALASIA;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 47149092595     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9298-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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