Conservation problems on Breckland heaths: From theory to practice

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-151

  Marrs, Rob ^a   Britton, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033920046     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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