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What is the importance of islands to environmental conservation?

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  • 1. Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Universitätsstrasse 16, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service, 60 Nowelo St. Hilo, HI, USA

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KUEFFER, CHRISTOPH, KINNEY, KEALOHANUIOPUNA (2017): What is the importance of islands to environmental conservation? Environmental Conservation 44 (4): 311-322, DOI: 10.1017/s0376892917000479, URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892917000479

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