Exceptional responders in conservation

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Exceptional responders in conservation. / Post, Gerald; Geldmann, Jonas.

In: Conservation Biology, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2018, p. 576-583.

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Post, G & Geldmann, J 2018, 'Exceptional responders in conservation', Conservation Biology, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 576-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13006

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Post, G., & Geldmann, J. (2018). Exceptional responders in conservation. Conservation Biology, 32(3), 576-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13006

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Post G, Geldmann J. Exceptional responders in conservation. Conservation Biology. 2018;32(3):576-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13006

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Post, Gerald ; Geldmann, Jonas. / Exceptional responders in conservation. In: Conservation Biology. 2018 ; Vol. 32, No. 3. pp. 576-583.

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