Ecologically justified charisma: preservation of top predators delivers biodiversity conservation

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Applied Ecology

• Publication date

  2006-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1365-2664.2006.01218.X
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