How to make a common species rare: A case against conservation complacency

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1663-1672

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Wood, J T ^a   McBurney, L ^a   MacGregor, C ^a   Youngentob, K ^a   Banks, S C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Common species; Greater Glider; Rarity; Risk of decline; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXTINCTION RISK; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; RARITY; SPECIALIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

METATHERIA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS;

EID: 79956187797     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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