How are animal keeping and conservation philosophy of zoos affected by climate change?

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-107

  Junhold, J ^a   Oberwemmer, F ^b  

^a WAZA President Elect ^*  (Germany)

^b Zoo Leipzig   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conservation; EEP; ESB; In situ; Regional collection plan; Reintroduction; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953108232     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2010.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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