Key role for nuclear energy in global biodiversity conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 702-712

  Brook, Barry W ^a,b   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fossil fuels; Greenhouse gases; Land use; Pollution; Sustainable energy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NUCLEAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84929266614     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12433     Document Type: Article

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