Consistency of COSEWIC species at risk designations: Freshwater fishes as a case study

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 959-971

  Lukey, James R ^a   Crawford, Stephen S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PISCES;

EID: 67650503602     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-054     Document Type: Article

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