Managing ecosystems for integrity: Theoretical considerations for resource and environmental managers

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 465-481

  Crossley, James W ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Clinical ecology; Ecological integrity; Ecosystem development; Surprise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005892874     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929609380988     Document Type: Article

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