Counting species: Biopower and the global biodiversity census

Environmental Values

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-417

  Youatt, R ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biopower; Environmental governance; Nonhuman agency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIODIVERSITY; CENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ETHICS; EXTINCTION; SPECIES INVENTORY;

EID: 49849100089     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327108X343149     Document Type: Article

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