Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 71-73

  Montoya, José M ^a   Donohue, Ian ^b   Pimm, Stuart L ^c  

^a Moulis   (France)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity; ecological stability; extinction rates; planetary boundaries; tipping points

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXTINCTION; POLICY APPROACH;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 85032987789     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2017.10.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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