Woodland biodiversity, palaeo-human ecology and some implications for conservation management

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-43

  Tipping, Richard ^a   Buchanan, James ^a   Davies, Althea ^a   Tisdall, Eileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Native' woodland; Palaeoecological record; Scotland; Woodland biodiversity

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PALEOECOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WOODLAND;

EID: 0032948159     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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