What to protect?—Systematics and the agony of choice

Richard I. Vane‐Wright; Chris Humphries; Paul H. Williams

doi:10.1016/0006-3207(91)90030-d

Keywords

Species richnessComplementarity (molecular biology)TaxonEcologyWeightingDiversity (politics)SystematicsComputer scienceEnvironmental resource managementGeographyBiologyEnvironmental scienceTaxonomy (biology)Political science

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Natural History Museum GB

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 55
Issue: 3
Pages: 235-254
Citations: 1684
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                                    Richard I. Vane‐Wright, 
                                
                                    Chris Humphries, 
                                
                                    Paul H. Williams
                                
                            (1991). 
                            What to protect?—Systematics and the agony of choice. 
                            Biological Conservation
                            , 55
                            (3)
                            , 235-254.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(91)90030-d

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DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(91)90030-d