Some guiding concepts for conservation biology

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1459-1468

  Lindenmayer, David ^a   Hunter, Malcolm ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Conservation goals; Conservation strategies; Constraints to conservation; Improved conservation practice

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT RESTORATION; HOLISTIC APPROACH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES;

EID: 78349283712     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01544.x     Document Type: Article

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