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Evaluating Global Biodiversity Hotspots – Very Rich and Even More Endangered Cover

Evaluating Global Biodiversity Hotspots – Very Rich and Even More Endangered

By: Aleš Hrdina and  Dušan Romportl  
Open Access
|Jul 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 108 - 115
Submitted on: Mar 31, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2017
Published on: Jul 14, 2017
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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