Progress towards a global assessment of the status of freshwater fishes (Pisces) for the IUCN Red List: Application to conservation programmes in zoos and aquariums

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-64

  Carrizo, S F ^a   Smith, K G ^a   Darwall, W R T ^a  

^a Global Species Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquariums; Conservation status; ex situ conservation; Freshwater fishes; in situ; IUCN Red List; Key biodiversity areas; Zoos

Indexed keywords

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876097198     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/izy.12019     Document Type: Article

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