Pleistocene rewilding, frankenstein ecosystems, and an alternative conservation agenda

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-5

  Oliveira Santos, Luiz G R ^a   Fernandez, Fernando A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LETTER;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 74549131117     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01379.x     Document Type: Letter

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