ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE LAW

被引:30
作者
GEIST, V
机构
[1] Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary
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10.1038/357274a0
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Taxonomy does not deserve its reputation as an arcane science. As the following examples from ungulate taxonomy show, classification has important implications for conservation legislation. © 1992 Nature Publishing Group.
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