National emphasis on high-level protection reduces risk of biodiversity decline in tropical forest reserves

Biological Conservation

Volumn 190, Issue , 2015, Pages 115-122

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a   Craigie, Ian ^b   Laurance, William F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Governance; Human population size; Protected areas; Tropical forests; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; FOREST RESOURCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POPULATION SIZE; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 84935897885     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.05.019     Document Type: Article

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