Tropical turmoil: A biodiversity tragedy in progress

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-87

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a,b,c   Sodhi, Nayjot S ^d   Brook, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Development Institute   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPLOITATION; EXTINCTION; LIFESTYLE; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 61849169032     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/070193     Document Type: Review

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