Geographic bias in citation rates of conservation research

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 920-925

  Meijaard, Erik ^a,b,c   Cardillo, Marcel ^d   Meijaard, Emily M ^e   Possingham, Hugh P ^c  

^a Jalan Raya Petitenget 1000X   (Indonesia)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e British International School Jakarta   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; H index; Research impact; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; MAMMAL;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MAMMAL; RESEARCH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MAMMALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 84929232004     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12489     Document Type: Article

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