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From ark to bank: extinction, proxies and biocapitals in ex-situ biodiversity conservation practices

Esther BreithoffDepartment of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;UCL Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London, EnglandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-4467View further author information
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Rodney HarrisonUCL Institute of Archaeology, University College London, London, EnglandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 37-55 | Received 08 May 2018, Accepted 10 Aug 2018, Published online: 05 Sep 2018

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