Maximizing the ecological contribution of conservation banks

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 377-385

  Bunn, David A ^a   Moyle, Peter B ^b   Johnson, Christine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation banks; Conservation planning; Ecological value reserves; Reserve design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906688537     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.398     Document Type: Article

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