A model biodiversity monitoring protocol for REDD projects

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-260

  Waldon, Jeff ^a   Miller, Bruce W ^b   Miller, Carolyn M ^b  

^a Forest Carbon Offsets LLC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Biodiversity monitoring; Climate change; Deforestation; REDD

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 80053307119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291100400303     Document Type: Article

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