Defining flagship uses is critical for flagship selection: A critique of the IUCN climate change flagship fleet

Ambio

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 431-435

  Barua, Maan ^a   Root Bernstein, Meredith ^b   Ladle, Richard J ^a,c   Jepson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATURE CONSERVATION; PINNIPED; SALMONID; SEABIRD; TURTLE; WHALE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 79955919878     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0116-2     Document Type: Article

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