From ecological pessimism to conservation chance: Reviving living dead in changing landscapes

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-18

  Soga, M ^a,b   Yamaura, Y ^a   Koike, S ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 84873810448     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12027     Document Type: Letter

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