A conceptual framework for the emerging discipline of conservation physiology

We present a conceptual framework for conservation physiology intended to facilitate the application of physiological knowledge and concepts to conservation problems. The framework is focused on moving from knowledge to action, (e.g., policy, management interventions), which is essential if this mission-oriented discipline is to contribute meaningfully to evidence-based conservation and management.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Conservation Physiology

• Publication date

  2014-09-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/conphys/cou033PMID 27293654PMCID 4806729
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

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