Engaging the public in biodiversity issues

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 11571-11578

  Novacek, Michael J ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Education; Environment; Understanding

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES HABITAT; TERRORISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50049095903     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802599105     Document Type: Article

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