Ecological history and latent conservation potential: Large and giant tortoises as a model for taxon substitutions

Ecography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 272-284

  Hansen, Dennis M ^a   Donlan, C Josh ^b,c,d   Griffiths, Christine J ^e,f   Campbell, Karl J ^g,h  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Conservation Strategies   (United States)

^c AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g ISLAND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PLEISTOCENE; REINTRODUCTION; TURTLE;

MAMMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78651257147     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06305.x     Document Type: Article

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