The pitfall-trap of species conservation priority setting

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 663-682

  Martín López, Berta ^a,b   Gonzalez J A ^a   Montes, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bias in conservation; Conservation legislation; Conservation priorities; IUCN Red Lists; Multi scale analysis; Threat status; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; PITFALL TRAP; PRIORITIZATION; RED LIST; TAXONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79951773015     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9973-z     Document Type: Article

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