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The US Endangered Species Act: a powerful tool to protect biodiversity (if we use it)

Collette AdkinsCenter for Biological Diversity, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 101-103 | Received 23 Jun 2016, Accepted 24 Jun 2016, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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