Community translocation in Britain: Setting objectives and measuring consequences

Biological Conservation

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-214

  Bullock, James M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation objectives; Environmental mitigation; Habitat translocation; Translocation methods

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY TRANSLOCATION; CONSERVATION; DISTURBANCE; LAND USE CHANGE;

UK;

EID: 0032104614     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00140-7     Document Type: Article

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