Righting past wrongs and ensuring the future: Challenges and opportunities for effective reintroductions amidst a biodiversity crisis

Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 405-429

  Moehrenschlager, Axel ^a   Shier, Debra M ^b   Moorhouse, Tom P ^c   Stanley Price, Mark R ^c,d  

^a Calgary Zoological Society   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Disciplinary shift; Reintroductions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878162976     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118520178.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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