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Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in Oceania

  1. R. T. KINGSFORD1,*,
  2. J. E. M. WATSON2,
  3. C. J. LUNDQUIST3,
  4. O. VENTER2,
  5. L. HUGHES4,
  6. E. L. JOHNSTON1,
  7. J. ATHERTON5,
  8. M. GAWEL6,
  9. D. A. KEITH7,
  10. B. G. MACKEY8,
  11. C. MORLEY9,
  12. H. P. POSSINGHAM2,
  13. B. RAYNOR10,
  14. H. F. RECHER11,
  15. K. A. WILSON12

Article first published online: 13 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01287.x

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Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology

Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 834–840, August 2009

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KINGSFORD, R. T., WATSON, J. E. M., LUNDQUIST, C. J., VENTER, O., HUGHES, L., JOHNSTON, E. L., ATHERTON, J., GAWEL, M., KEITH, D. A., MACKEY, B. G., MORLEY, C., POSSINGHAM, H. P., RAYNOR, B., RECHER, H. F. and WILSON, K. A. (2009), Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in Oceania. Conservation Biology, 23: 834–840. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01287.x

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  1. 1

    School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia

  2. 2

    Centre for Applied Environmental Decision Analysis, The Ecology Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia

  3. 3

    National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 11115, Hamilton 3251, New Zealand

  4. 4

    Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, 2109, Australia

  5. 5

    Conservation International Pacific Islands Program, P.O. Box 2035, Apia, Samoa

  6. 6

    Guam Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. 22439 GMF, Barrigada, Guam, 96931

  7. 7

    Department of Environment & Climate Change, P.O. Box 1967, Hurstville 2220 Australia

  8. 8

    The Fenner School of Environment & Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia

  9. 9

    Department of Conservation, Kauri Coast Area Office, 150 Colville Road, RD 7, Dargaville, New Zealand

  10. 10

    The Nature Conservancy – Micronesia Program, Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

  11. 11

    School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia

  12. 12

    School of Integrative Biology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia

* ††††email rkingsford@science.unsw.edu.au

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  1. Issue published online: 13 JUL 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 JUL 2009
  3. Paper submitted April 2, 2009; revised manuscript accepted April 3, 2009.

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