Predicting extinction risk of Brazilian Atlantic Forest angiosperms

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1349-1359

  Leão, Tarciso C C ^a,b   Fonseca, Carlos R ^c   Peres, Carlos A ^d   Tabarelli, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative method; Geographic range size; Growth form; Plant traits; Tropical flora; Vegetation types; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FORESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84907960979     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12286     Document Type: Article

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