A model assessing the conservation threats to freshwater turtles of Sub-Saharan Africa predicts urgent need for continental conservation planning

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1349-1360

  Luiselli, Luca ^a  

^a Centre of Environmental Studies Demetra srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Conservation; Ecology; Freshwater turtles; Multivariate analyses

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

PELOMEDUSIDAE; PODOCNEMIDIDAE; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349104570     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9486-1     Document Type: Article

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