Advancing online databases and information systems for biodiversity conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-67

  Hobern, Donald ^a   Appeltans, Ward ^b   Costello, Mark John ^c  

^a Global Biodiversity Information Facility   (Denmark)

^b Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84899812210     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.04.008     Document Type: Editorial

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