By the numbers: How is recovery defined by the US endangered species act?

BioScience

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 646-657

  Neel, Maile C ^a   Leidner, Allison K ^a   Haines, Aaron ^b   Goble, Dale D ^c   Scott, J Michael ^c  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b Upper Iowa University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation reliant; Endangered Species Act; extinction risk; recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864043279     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.7.7     Document Type: Article

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