Preventing the development of dogmatic approaches in conservation biology: A review

Biological Conservation

Volumn 159, Issue , 2013, Pages 539-547

  Martínez Abraín, Alejandro ^a,b   Oro, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dogma development; Economic crisis; Evidence based conservation; Global change; Management effectiveness; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873499618     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.10.020     Document Type: Review

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