A framework to guide the conservation of species hybrids based on ethical and ecological considerations

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1040-1051

  Jackiw, Raeya N ^a   Mandil, Ghada ^a   Hager, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation priority; Conservation value; Ethical considerations; Hybrid conservation and management; Policy development; Policy framework; Policy gap

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HYBRID; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; INVERTEBRATE; PLANT; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; INVERTEBRATES; PLANTS; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84937073833     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12526     Document Type: Article

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