Conservation biology - Rarity bites

被引:16
作者
Brook, Barry W. [1 ]
Sodhi, Navjot S.
机构
[1] Charles Darwin Univ, Sch Environm Res, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Biol Sci, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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D O I
10.1038/444555a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Rare species have to cope not only with habitat loss, genetic bottlenecks and invasive competitors, but also with a self-reinforcing cycle of human greed. This last threat has now been dragged into the spotlight.
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页码:555 / 557
页数:3
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