Is There Enough Science for Conservation Action?

Biotropica

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 563-565

  Shaanker, Ramanan U ^a,b   Ganeshaiah, Kotiganahalli N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation action; Endangered species; Extinction rates; Invasive species; Red Lists; Science; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RED LIST; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77956494681     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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