Offsetability is highest for common and widespread biodiversity: Response to Regnery et al.

Conservation Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 387-388

  Pilgrim, John D ^a   Brownlie, Susie ^b   Ekstrom, Jonathan M M ^a   Gardner, Toby A ^c   von Hase, Amrei ^d   ten Kate, Kerry ^d   Savy, Conrad E ^e   Theo Stephens, R T ^f   Temple, Helen J ^a   Treweek, Jo ^g   Ussher, Graham T ^h  

^a The Biodiversity Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b deVilliers Brownlie Associates   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Forest Trends   (United States)

^e ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^f LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^g Treweek Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^h Tonkin acd Taylor Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity offsets; Conservation planning; Development planning; Environmental compensation; Limits to offsetability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885439800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12026     Document Type: Article

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