The culture of conservation biologists: Show me the hope!

BioScience

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 626-630

  Swaisgood, Ronald R ^a   Sheppard, James K ^b  

^a Animal Ecology Division   (China)

^b San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation biology; conservation psychology; education; hope; pessimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956400327     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.8.8     Document Type: Article

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