Conservation planning and the IUCN Red List

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-125

  Hoffmann, Mike ^a,b   Brooks, T M ^a,c,d   Da Fonseca, G A B ^e,f   Gascon, C ^g   Hawkins, A F A ^g   James, R E ^h   Langhammer, P ⁱ   Mittermeier, R A ^g   Pilgrim, J D ^j   Rodrigues, A S L ^k   Silva, J M C ^l  

^a Center for Applied Biodiversity Science   (United States)

^b IUCN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e Global Environment Facility   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^g Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^h Conservation International Melanesia Centre for Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

ⁱ ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j BirdLife International in Indochina   (Viet Nam)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^l Conservation International Brazil ^*  (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Conservation planning; IUCN Red List; Protected areas; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST;

EID: 65349118183     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00087     Document Type: Review

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