The opportunity cost of conserving Amphibians and mammals in Uganda

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Chiozza, Federica ^a   Boitani, Luigi ^a   Rondinini, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation conflict; Conservation planning; Conservation priority setting; Habitat suitability model

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755162132     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/natcon.00802012     Document Type: Article

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