From bobolinks to bears: Interjecting geographical history into ecological studies, environmental interpretation, and conservation planning

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-30

  Foster, David R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cultural processes; Ecological history; Historical geography; History; Landscape history

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033905322     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00376.x     Document Type: Review

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