Brazilian list of threatened plant species: Reconciling scientific uncertainty and political decision-making

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Scarano, Fabio Rubio ^a,b   Martinelli, Gustavo ^c  

^a Conservation International ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Brazil; Communication science decision making; Endangered species list; Scientific uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951702643     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/natcon.00801002     Document Type: Article

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