Assessing the impacts of international trade on CITES-listed species: Current practices and opportunities for scientific research

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-91

  Smith, Matthew J ^a   Benítez Díaz, Hesiquio ^b   Clemente Muñoz, Margarita África ^c   Donaldson, John ^d   Hutton, Jon M ^e   Noel McGough, H ^f   Medellin, Rodrigo A ^g   Morgan, David H W ^h   O'Criodain, Colman ⁱ   Oldfield, Thomasina E E ^j   Schippmann, Uwe ^k   Williams, Richard J ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity CONABIO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^e UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^h Scientific Support Team   (Switzerland)

ⁱ Species Programme   (Switzerland)

^j TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^k Plant Conservation   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Appendix II; International Convention; NDF; Non Detriment Finding; Sustainability; Sustainable exploitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CITES; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FAUNISTICS; FLORISTICS; GLOBAL TRADE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABILITY; TAXONOMY; WILD POPULATION;

EID: 78751647564     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.018     Document Type: Review

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