Habitat loss, the dynamics of biodiversity, and a perspective on conservation

Ambio

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Hanski, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; POPULATION SIZE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GENETICS, POPULATION;

EID: 79955113914     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0147-3     Document Type: Article

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