An enlarged European Union challenges priority settings in conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1471-1483

  Cogǎlniceanu, Dan ^a   Cogǎlniceanu, Gina Carmen ^b  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Oman)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; European Union; Genetic diversity; Glacial refugia; Phylogeography; Proactive conservation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RED LIST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77952071800     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9777-1     Document Type: Article

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