Finite conservation funds mean triage is unavoidable

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 183-184

  Bottrill, Madeleine C ^a   Joseph, Liana N ^a   Carwardine, Josie ^a   Bode, Michael ^a   Cook, Carly ^a   Game, Edward T ^a   Grantham, Hedley ^a   Kark, Salit ^a,b   Linke, Simon ^a   McDonald Madden, Eve ^a   Pressey, Robert L ^c   Walker, Susan ^d   Wilson, Kerrie A ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 62849095616     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.11.007     Document Type: Letter

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