Developing evidence-based arguments to assess the pristine nature of Amazonian forests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 152, Issue , 2012, Pages 293-294

  Barlow, Jos ^a   Parry, Luke ^a   Gardner, Toby A ^b   Lees, Alexander C ^c   Peres, Carlos A ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863845410     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.024     Document Type: Letter

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