Professor Andrew Pullin
Emeritus Professor

Affiliations
Links
- http://cebc.bangor.ac.uk
Website of Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation based in SENRGY
Contact info
Email: a.s.pullin@bangor.ac.uk
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Twitter @aspullin
Research Interests: I am Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation and interested in the concept of evidence synthesis and evidence-based practice in environmental management. In 2007 I co-founded the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE, www.environmentalevidence.org), an NGO that promotes the conduct and dissemination of systematic reviews of evidence on environmental impacts of human actions and effectiveness of environmental management and policy interventions worldwide. The CEE acts as a reliable, open-access, source of evidence to inform decision making in conservation and environmental management and policy. Current interests include imp[roving the rigour and efficiency of evidence synthesis methods and improving communication of findings to diverse audiences. I am also Editor of the CEE Journal ‘Environmental Evidence’.
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On the surrogate value of red-listed butterflies for butterflies and grasshoppers: a case study in Grammos site of Natura 2000, Greece.
Zografou, K., Sfenthourakis, S., Pullin, A. S. & Kati, V., 1 Oct 2009, In: Journal Of Insect Conservation. 13, 5, p. 505-514Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital repository of associations between environmental variables: A new resource to facilitate knowledge synthesis
Ziegler, C. R., Webb, J. A., Norton, S. B., Pullin, A. S. & Melcher, A. H., 3 Feb 2015, In: Ecological Indicators. 53, p. 61-69Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the Impacts of Research Synthesis
Wyborn, C., Louder, E., Harrison, J., Montambault, J., Montana, J., Ryan, M., Bednarek, A., Nesshover, C., Pullin, A., Reed, M., Dellecker, E., Kramer, J., Boyd, J., Dellecker, A. & Hutton, J., Aug 2018, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 86, p. 72-84Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Your evidence or mine? Systematic evaluation of reviews of marine protected area effectiveness
Woodcock, P., O'Leary, B., Kaiser, M. & Pullin, A., Jul 2017, In: Fish and Fisheries. 18, 4, p. 668-681Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating and improving the reliability of evidence syntheses in conservation and environmental science: A methodology
Woodcock, P., Pullin, A. S. & Kaiser, M. J., 1 Aug 2014, In: Biological Conservation. 176, p. 54-62Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Persistence of species in a fragmented urban landscape: the importance of dispersal ability and habitat availability for grassland butterflies.
Wood, B. C. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Aug 2002, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 11, 8, p. 1451-1468Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of management interventions to control invasion by Rhododendron ponticum.
Tyler, C., Pullin, A. S. & Stewart, G. B., 1 Apr 2006, In: Environmental Management. 37, 4, p. 513-522Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating rates of gene flow in endemic butterfly races: the effect of metapopulation dynamics.
Taneyhill, D., Mallet, J., Wynne, I., Burke, S., Pullin, A. S., Wilson, R. J., Butlin, R. K., Hatcher, M. J., Shorrocks, B., Thomas, C. D., Hails, R. (Editor), Beringer, J. (Editor) & Godfray, H. C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2001, Genes in the environment. 2001 ed. Cambridge University Press, p. 3-25Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation
Sutherland, W. J., Albon, S. D., Allison, H., Armstrong-Brown, S., Bailey, M. J., Brereton, T., Boyd, I. L., Carey, P., Edwards, J., Gill, M., Hill, D., Hodge, I., Hunt, A. J., Le Quesne, W. J. F., Macdonald, D. W., Mee, L. D., Mitchell, R., Norman, T., Owen, R. P., Parker, D., Prior, S. V., Pullin, A. S., Rands, M. R. W., Redpath, S., Spencer, J., Spray, C. J., Thomas, C. D., Tucker, G. M., Watkinson, A. R. & Clements, A., Oct 2010, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 47, 5, p. 955-965Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Collaboratively-Derived Science-Policy Research Agenda
Sutherland, W. J., Bellingan, L., Bellingham, J. R., Blackstock, J. J., Bloomfield, R. M., Bravo, M., Cadman, V. M., Cleevely, D. D., Clements, A., Cohen, A. S., Cope, D. R., Daemmrich, A. A., Devecchi, C., Anadon, L. D., Denegri, S., Doubleday, R., Dusic, N. R., Evans, R. J., Feng, W. Y., Godfray, H. C. J., Harris, P., Hartley, S. E., Hester, A. J., Holmes, J., Hughes, A., Hulme, M., Irwin, C., Jennings, R. C., Kass, G. S., Littlejohns, P., Marteau, T. M., McKee, G., Millstone, E. P., Nuttall, W. J., Owens, S., Parker, M. M., Pearson, S., Petts, J., Ploszek, R., Pullin, A. S., Reid, G., Richards, K. S., Robinson, J. G., Shaxson, L., Sierra, L., Smith, B. G., Spiegelhalter, D. J., Stilgoe, J., Stirling, A., Tyler, C. P., Winickoff, D. E. & Zimmern, R. L., 9 Mar 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning.
Sutherland, W. J., Bailey, M. J., Bainbridge, I. P., Brereton, T., Dick, J. T., Drewitt, J., Dulvy, N. K., Dusic, N. R., Freckleton, R. P., Gaston, K. J., Gilder, P. M., Green, R. E., Heathwaite, A. L., Johnson, S. M., MacDonald, D. W., Mitchell, R., Osborn, D., Owen, R. P., Pretty, J., Prior, S. V., Prosser, H., Pullin, A. S., Rose, P., Stott, A., Tew, T., Thomas, C. D., Thompson, D. B., Vickery, J. A., Walker, M., Walmsley, C., Warrington, S., Watkinson, A. R., Williams, R. J., Woodroffe, R. & Woodroof, H. J., 1 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 45, 3, p. 821-833Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK.
Sutherland, W. J., Armstrong-Brown, S., Armsworth, P. R., Brereton, T., Brickland, J., Campbell, C. D., Chamberlain, D. E., Cooke, A. I., Dulvy, N. K., Dusic, N. R., Fitton, M., Freckleton, R. P., Godfray, H. C., Grout, N., Harvey, H. J., Hedley, C., Hopkins, J. J., Kift, N. B., Kirby, J., Kunin, W. E., MacDonald, D. W., Marker, B., Naura, M., Neale, A. R., Oliver, T., Osborn, D., Pullin, A. S., Shardlow, M. E., Showler, D. A., Smith, P. L., Smithers, R. J., Solandt, J. L., Spencer, J., Spray, C. J., Thomas, C. D., Thompson, J., Webb, S. E., Yalden, D. W. & Watkinson, A. R., 1 Aug 2006, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 43, 4, p. 617-627Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to Mathevet and Mauchamp: Evidence-based conservation: dealing with social issues.
Sutherland, W. J., Pullin, A., Dolman, P. M. & Knight, T. M., 1 Aug 2005, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 20, 8, p. 424-425Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to Griffiths. Mismatches between conservation science and practice
Sutherland, W. J., Pullin, A., Dolman, P. M. & Knight, T. M., 1 Nov 2004, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 19, 11, p. 565-566Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity.
Sutherland, W. J., Adams, W. M., Aronson, R. B., Aveling, R., Blackburn, T. M., Broad, S., Ceballos, G., Cote, I. M., Cowling, R. M., Da Fonseca, G. A., Dinerstein, E., Ferraro, P. J., Fleishman, E., Gascon, C., Hunter, M., Hutton, J., Kareiva, P., Kuria, A., MacDonals, D. W., MacKinnon, K., Madgwick, F. J., Mascia, M. B., McNeely, J., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Moon, S., Morley, C. G., Nelson, S., Osborn, D., Pai, M., Parsons, E. C., Peck, L. S., Possingham, H., Prior, S. V., Pullin, A. S., Rands, M. R., Ranganathan, J., Redford, K. H., Rodriguez, J. P., Seymour, F., Sobel, J., Sodhi, N. S., Stott, A., Vance-Borland, K. & Watkinson, A., 1 Jun 2009, In: Conservation Biology. 23, 3, p. 557-567Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The need for evidence-based conservation.
Sutherland, W. J., Pullin, A. S., Dolman, P. M. & Knight, T. M., 1 Jun 2004, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 19, 6, p. 305-308Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of engineered in-stream structure mitigation measures to increase salmonid abundance: a systematic review
Stewart, G. B., Bayliss, H. R., Showler, D. A., Sutherland, W. J. & Pullin, A. S., Jul 2009, In: Ecological Applications. 19, 4, p. 931-941Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Control of Pteridium aquilinum: Meta-analysis of a multi-site study in the UK.
Stewart, G. B., Cox, E., Le Duc, M., Pakeman, R., Pullin, A. S. & Marrs, R., 1 May 2008, In: Annals of Botany. 101, 7, p. 957-970Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temperate marine reserves: global ecological effects and guidelines for future networks
Stewart, G. B., Kaiser, M. J., Cote, I. M., Halpern, B. S., Lester, S. E., Bayliss, H. R. & Pullin, A. S., Dec 2009, In: Conservation Letters. 2, 6, p. 243-253Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of asulam for bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) control in the united kingdom: A meta-analysis.
Stewart, G. B., Pullin, A. & Tyler, C., 1 Nov 2007, In: Environmental Management. 40, 5, p. 747-760Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Poor evidence-base for assessment of windfarm impacts on birds.
Stewart, G. B., Pullin, A. S. & Coles, C. F., 1 Mar 2007, In: Environmental Conservation. 34, 1, p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Applying evidence-based practice in conservation management: Lessons from the first systematic review and dissemination projects.
Stewart, G. B., Coles, C. F. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Nov 2005, In: Biological Conservation. 126, 2, p. 270-278Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relative importance of grazing stock type and grazing intensity for conservation of mesotrophic 'old meadow' pasture.
Stewart, G. B. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Oct 2008, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 16, 3, p. 175-185Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of predator removal for enhancing bird populations.
Smith, R. K., Pullin, A. S., Stewart, G. B. & Sutherland, W. J., 1 Jun 2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 3, p. 820-829Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is nest predator exclusion an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations?
Smith, R. K., Pullin, A. S., Stewart, G. B. & Sutherland, W. J., 1 Jan 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 1, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the relative conservation value of fully and partially protected marine areas
Sciberras, M., Jenkins, S. R., Mant, R., Kaiser, M. J., Hawkins, S. J. & Pullin, A. S., 23 May 2013, In: Fish and Fisheries. 16, 1, p. 58-77Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the biological effectiveness of fully and partially protected marine areas
Sciberras, M., Jenkins, S. R., Kaiser, M. J., Hawkins, S. & Pullin, A. S., 28 Feb 2013, In: Environmental Evidence. 2, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decision Support Frameworks and Tools for Conservation
Schwartz, M., Cook, C., Pressey, R., Pullin, A., Runge, M., Salafsky, N., Sutherland, W. & Williamson, M., Mar 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 2, e12385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining and using evidence in conservation practice
Salafsky, N., Boshoven, J., Burivalova, Z., Dubois, N. S., Gomez, A., Johnson, A., Lee, A., Margoluis, R., Morrison, J., Muir, M., Pratt, S. C., Pullin, A. S., Salzer, D., Stewart, A., Sutherland, W. J. & Wordley, C. F. R., May 2019, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 1, 5, p. e27Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of management interventions for the control of Spartina species: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Roberts, P. D. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Jul 2008, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 18, 5, p. 592-618Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of management interventions used to control Ragwort species.
Roberts, P. D. & Pullin, A. S., 1 May 2007, In: Environmental Management. 39, 5, p. 691-706Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are review articles a reliable source of evidence to support conservation and environmental management? A comparison with medicine.
Roberts, P. D., Stewart, G. B. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Oct 2006, In: Biological Conservation. 132, 4, p. 409-423Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Standards of conduct and reporting in evidence syntheses that could inform environmental policy and management decisions
Pullin, A. S., Cheng, S. H., Jackson, J. D., Eales, J., Envall, I., Fada, S. J., Frampton, G. K., Harper, M., Kadykalo, A. N., Kohl, C., Konno, K., Livoreil, B., Ouédraogo, D.-Y., O’Leary, B. C., Pullin, G., Randall, N., Rees, R., Smith, A., Sordello, R., Sterling, E. J., Twardek, W. M. & Woodcock, P., 19 Apr 2022, In: Environmental Evidence. 11, 1, 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Save the Whales? Save the Rainforest? Save the Data!
Pullin, A. S. & Salafsky, N., 15 Jul 2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 4, p. 915-917Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selecting appropriate methods of knowledge synthesis to inform biodiversity policy
Pullin, A., Frampton, G., Jongman, R., Kohl, C., Livoreil, B., Lux, A., Pataki, G., Petrokofsky, G., Podhora, A., Saarikoski, H., Santamaria, L., Schindler, S., Sousa-Pinto, I., Vandewalle, M. & Wittmer, H., 1 Jun 2016, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 25, 7, p. 1285-1300Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing conservation management’s evidence-base: a survey of management-plan compilers in the United Kingdom and Australia
Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T. M., 1 Dec 2005, In: Conservation Biology. 19, 6, p. 1989-1996Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do conservation managers use scientific evidence to support their decision-making?
Pullin, A. S., Knight, T. M., Stone, D. A. & Charman, K., 1 Sept 2004, In: Biological Conservation. 119, 2, p. 245-252Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas
Pullin, A. S., Bangpan, M., Dalrymple, S., Dickson, K., Haddaway, N. R., Healey, J. R., Hauari, H., Hockley, N., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T., Vigurs, C. & Oliver, S., 28 Oct 2013, In: Environmental Evidence. 2, p. article 19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness in conservation practice: pointers from medicine and public health.
Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T. M., 1 Feb 2001, In: Conservation Biology. 15, 1, p. 50-54Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Doing more good than harm – Building an Evidence-base for conservation and environment management.
Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T., 1 Jan 2009, In: Biological Conservation. 142, p. 931-934Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conservation biology
Pullin, A. S., 1 Jan 2002, Cambridge University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Linking reductionist science and holistic policy using systematic reviews: unpacking environmental policy questions to construct an evidence-based framework.
Pullin, A. S., Knight, T. M. & Watkinson, A. R., 1 Oct 2009, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 46, 5, p. 970-975Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guidelines for systematic review in conservation and environmental management.
Pullin, A. S. & Stewart, G. B., 1 Dec 2006, In: Conservation Biology. 20, 6, p. 1647-1656Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data credibility: A perspective from systematic reviews in environmental management.
Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T., 1 Jun 2009, In: New Directions for Evaluation. 122, p. 65-74Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Doing more good than harm: building an evidence-base for conservation and environmental management.
Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T. M., 1 May 2009, In: Biological Conservation. 142, 5, p. 931-934Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A participatory process for identifying and prioritizing policy-relevant research questions in natural resource management: a case study from the UK forestry sector
Petrokofsky, G., Brown, N. D., Hemery, G. E., Woodward, S., Wilson, E., Weatherall, A., Stokes, V., Smithers, R. J., Sangster, M., Russell, K., Pullin, A. S., Price, C., Morecroft, M., Malins, M., Lawrence, A., Kirby, K. J., Godbold, D., Charman, E., Boshier, D., Bosbeer, S. & Arnold, J. E. M., Oct 2010, In: Forestry. 83, 4, p. 357-367Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The reliability of evidence review methodology in environmental science and conservation
O'Leary, B., Kvist, K., Bayliss, H. R., Derroire, G., Healey, J., Hughes, K., Kleinschroth, F., Sciberras, M., Woodcock, P. & Pullin, A., 1 Oct 2016, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 64, p. 75-82Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence maps and evidence gaps: evidence review mapping as a method for collating and appraising evidence reviews to inform research and policy
O'Leary, B., Woodcock, P., Kaiser, M. & Pullin, A., 17 Jul 2017, In: Environmental Evidence. 2017, 6, 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of flooding on survivorship in overwintering larvae of the large copper butterfly Lycaena dispar batavus (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae), and its possible implications for restoration management.
Nicholls, C. N. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Jan 2003, In: European Journal of Entomology. 100, 1, p. 65-72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bayesian belief networks as a tool for evidence-based conservation management.
Newton, A. C., Stewart, G. B., Diaz, A., Golicher, D. & Pullin, A. S., 13 Jul 2007, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 15, 2, p. 144-160Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review