Geographic and taxonomic biases in research on reserve selection: A quantitative analysis from 1992 to 2004

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-163

  Pinto, Míriam Plaza ^a   Bini, Luis Mauricio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Authorship; Bibliometrics; Priority areas; Scientometrics; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049123287     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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