Room for nature? Conservation management of the Isle of Rum, UK and prospects for large protected areas in Europe

Biological Conservation

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-105

  Wood, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Habitats Directive; Isle of Rum; Red deer; Restoration of nature

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034012965     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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