Synthesis: Thresholds in conservation and management
Biological ConservationPublished 5 March 2005
David B. Lindenmayer, Gary Luck
Citations150
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This paper is a brief overview of some of the key issues which have emerged from the preceding set of papers on ecological thresholds. These include: • Whether threshold relationships are common and widespread. • The potential for large variations in
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