Conservation inequality and the charismatic cat: Felis felicis

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 851-866

  Macdonald, E A ^a   Burnham, D ^a   Hinks, A E ^a   Dickman, A J ^a   Malhi, Y ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charisma; Conservation; Flagship species; Mammals; Market research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937927740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.04.006     Document Type: Article

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