The protection of wildlife from mortality: Hypothesis and results for risk assessment

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-736

  Donato, D ^a   Ricci, P F ^b   Noller, B ^a   Moore, M ^a   Possingham, H ^a   Nichols, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Data analysis protocol; International Cyanide Management Code; Mining; Risk assessment tool; Wildlife death measurement

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CODES (SYMBOLS); CYANIDES; DATA HANDLING; EMBANKMENT DAMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MINING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DATA ANALYSIS PROTOCOL; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; INTERNATIONAL CYANIDE MANAGEMENT CODE; MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL; RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS; WEAK-ACID DISSOCIABLE CYANIDES; WILDLIFE DEATH MEASUREMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CYANIDE;

CYANIDE; DATA PROCESSING; GOLD MINE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; CARCASS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CERTIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MINE TAILINGS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

AVES;

EID: 48549104907     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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