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Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador

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Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. / Rieckmann, Marco; Adomßent, Maik; Härdtle, Werner et al.
Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. ed. / Frank Emmanuel Zachos; Jan Christian Habel. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2011. p. 435-452.

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Rieckmann, M, Adomßent, M, Härdtle, W & Aguirre, P 2011, Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. in FE Zachos & JC Habel (eds), Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 435-452. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5_22

APA

Rieckmann, M., Adomßent, M., Härdtle, W., & Aguirre, P. (2011). Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. In F. E. Zachos, & J. C. Habel (Eds.), Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas (pp. 435-452). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5_22

Vancouver

Rieckmann M, Adomßent M, Härdtle W, Aguirre P. Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. In Zachos FE, Habel JC, editors, Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. 2011. p. 435-452 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-20992-5_22

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