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Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in Oceania

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2009

Authors

Kingsford, R T
Watson, James E.M.
Lundquist, C.J.
Ventor, O.
Hughes, Laura
Johnston, E.L.
Atherton, J.
Gawel, M.
Keith, David A.
Mackey, Brendan

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Oceania is a diverse region encompassing Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, New Zealand, and Polynesia, and it contains six of the world's 39 hotspots of diversity. It has a poor record for extinctions, particularly for birds on islands and mammals. Major

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Keywords: biodiversity; bird; climate change; conservation planning; exploitation; extinction; habitat fragmentation; habitat loss; human activity; invasive species; island; mammal; policy approach; animal; article; biodiversity; environment; environmental protecti Áreas de biodiversidad; Causas de extinción; Extinciones; Oceanía; Políticas de conservación

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55645

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ANU Research Publications

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Conservation Biology

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Journal article

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DOI

10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01287.x

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2037-12-31

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