Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities

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BiodiversityBiodiversity hotspotHabitatVertebrateGlobal biodiversityGeographySilver bulletFlagship speciesEcologyBiodiversity conservationUmbrella speciesConservation biologyEnvironmental resource managementAgroforestryBiologyEndangered speciesEnvironmental science

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 403
Issue: 6772
Pages: 853-858
Citations: 30221
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                                    Norman Myers, 
                                
                                    Russell A. Mittermeier, 
                                
                                    Cristina G. Mittermeier
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. 
                            Nature
                            , 403
                            (6772)
                            , 853-858.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/35002501
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/35002501