Assessing protection for imperiled species of nevada, U.S.A.: Are species slipping through the cracks of existing protections?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2951-2960

  Greenwald, D Noah ^a   Bradley, Curtis ^b  

^a Center for Biological Diversity   (United States)

^b Center for Biological Diversity   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered Species Act; Hot spot; Imperiled species; Reserves

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; NATURE RESERVE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549122755     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9407-3     Document Type: Article

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