Using conservation evidence to guide management

Conservation Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-202

  Segan, Daniel B ^a   Bottrill, Madeleine C ^a   Baxter, Peter W J ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GUIDELINE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS;

EID: 78751625683     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01582.x     Document Type: Article

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