A review of the conservation threats to carnivorous plants

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1356-1363

  Jennings, David E ^a   Rohr, Jason R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plants; Conservation; Habitat loss; Invasive species; Over collection; Pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CARNIVORY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; PLANT; RED LIST; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; VULNERABILITY; WETLAND; WILD POPULATION;

SARRACENIA;

EID: 79956195100     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.013     Document Type: Review

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