Why are we still using a "one size fits all" philosophy for systematic reserve planning in Australia?

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-235

  Watson, James ^a   Fuller, Richard A ^a   Barr, Lissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 59649115267     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC080233     Document Type: Note

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