The biogeography of globally threatened seabirds and island conservation opportunities

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1282-1290

  Spatz, Dena R ^a   Newton, Kelly M ^a   Heinz, Reina ^a   Tershy, Bernie ^a   Holmes, Nick D ^b   Butchart, Stuart H M ^c   Croll, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ISLAND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Endangered species; Global conservation planning; Invasive species; Island conservation; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLANDS;

EID: 84907951689     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12279     Document Type: Article

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