Is research effort allocated efficiently for Conservation? Felidae as a global case study

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2927-2939

  Brodie, Jedediah F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Cats; Extinction risk; Geographical range size; Mismatch; Prioritization; Research effort; Threat status

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FELID; PRIORITIZATION; RANGE SIZE; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

FELIDAE;

EID: 70350618087     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9617-3     Document Type: Article

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