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Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies.

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Montoya, JM; Donohue, I; Pimm, SL
Published in: Trends in ecology & evolution
February 2018

The notion of a 'safe operating space for biodiversity' is vague and encourages harmful policies. Attempts to fix it strip it of all meaningful content. Ecology is rapidly gaining insights into the connections between biodiversity and ecosystem stability. We have no option but to understand ecological complexity and act accordingly.

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Trends in ecology & evolution

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EISSN

1872-8383

ISSN

0169-5347

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

33

Issue

2

Start / End Page

71 / 73

Related Subject Headings

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Ecosystem
  • Ecology
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Biodiversity
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
 

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Montoya, J. M., Donohue, I., & Pimm, S. L. (2018). Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33(2), 71–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.10.004
Montoya, José M., Ian Donohue, and Stuart L. Pimm. “Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies.Trends in Ecology & Evolution 33, no. 2 (February 2018): 71–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.10.004.
Montoya JM, Donohue I, Pimm SL. Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies. Trends in ecology & evolution. 2018 Feb;33(2):71–3.
Montoya, José M., et al. “Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies.Trends in Ecology & Evolution, vol. 33, no. 2, Feb. 2018, pp. 71–73. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.tree.2017.10.004.
Montoya JM, Donohue I, Pimm SL. Planetary Boundaries for Biodiversity: Implausible Science, Pernicious Policies. Trends in ecology & evolution. 2018 Feb;33(2):71–73.
Journal cover image

Published In

Trends in ecology & evolution

DOI

EISSN

1872-8383

ISSN

0169-5347

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

33

Issue

2

Start / End Page

71 / 73

Related Subject Headings

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Ecosystem
  • Ecology
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Biodiversity
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences