Persistence and vulnerability: Retaining biodiversity in the landscape and in protected areas

Kevin J. Gaston1, Robert L. Pressey2,1, Chris Margules1,3
1Biodiversity and Macroecology Group, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
2New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Armidale, Australia
3CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Tropical Forest Research Centre and the Rainforest Co-operative Research Centre, Atherton, Australia

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