From biodiversity to bioperversity: From good science to poor environmental policy

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 250-255

  Lindenmayer, David ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRAZING; RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84918558179     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: 22044604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc130250     Document Type: Article

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