Need for a clear and fair evaluation of biodiversity offsets for fisheries bycatch

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 770-772

  Wilcox, C ^a   Donlan, C Josh ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Advanced Conservation Strategies   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; STANDARD; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; TURTLES;

EID: 65949090957     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01173.x     Document Type: Note

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