Conservation priorities for freshwater biodiversity: the key biodiversity area approach refined and tested for continental Africa

@article{Holland2012ConservationPF,
  title={Conservation priorities for freshwater biodiversity: the key biodiversity area approach refined and tested for continental Africa},
  author={Robert A. Holland and William Darwall and Kevin G. Smith},
  journal={Biological Conservation},
  year={2012},
  volume={148},
  pages={167-179}
}
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