Assessing the threat status of ecological communities;Evaluaci'on del Estatus de Amenaza de Comunidades Ecol'ogicas

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-274

  Nicholson, Emily ^a,b   Keith, David A ^c   Wilcove, David S ^b,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification protocols; Conservation status; IUCN; NatureServe; Red list; Threat categories; Threatened species lists

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXTINCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DECLINE; RED LIST;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 62549136063     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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