Island Conservation in North-west Mexico: a Conservation Model Integrating Research, Education and Exotic Mammal Eradication
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M. A. Hermosillo, G. R. Howald, and N. Biavaschi Island Conservation and Ecology Group, University of California Long Marine Lab, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA. Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas A. C., Av. Del Puerto #375 interior 30, Frac. Playa Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, México. 3 Island Conservation and Ecology Group Canada 1485 Crawford Road, Kelowna, BC V1W3A9 Canada. *Correspondence: [email protected]
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