Rare species, the coincidence of diversity hotspots and conservation strategies

John R. Prendergast; Rachel M. Quinn; John H. Lawton; B. C. Eversham; David W. Gibbons

doi:10.1038/365335a0

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TaxonSpecies richnessHabitatGeographyRare speciesOrnithologyEcologySpecies diversityConservation biologyGlobal biodiversityBiologySouthern Hemisphere

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Year: 1993
Type: article
Volume: 365
Issue: 6444
Pages: 335-337
Citations: 1109
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                                    John R. Prendergast, 
                                
                                    Rachel M. Quinn, 
                                
                                    John H. Lawton
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1993). 
                            Rare species, the coincidence of diversity hotspots and conservation strategies. 
                            Nature
                            , 365
                            (6444)
                            , 335-337.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/365335a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/365335a0