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Ecologists propose 'intactness index'

Big-picture approach will track biodiversity conservation.

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  1. ScholesR. J. & BiggsR. Nature 434, 45 - 49 (2005).

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Systems Ecologist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria, South Africa

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Khamsi, R. Ecologists propose 'intactness index'. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news050228-8

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