Optimal investment in conservation of species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1428-1435

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a   Thompson, Colin J ^a   Garnett, Stephen T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Decision theory; Extinction; IUCN; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION STATUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EXTINCTION; INVESTMENT; RED LIST; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 50649105226     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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