Mangrove conservation in Singapore: A physical or a psychological impossibility?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 309-332

  Hsiang, Liow Lee ^a,b  

^a CBM   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alienation from nature; Mangrove; Nature conservation; Public awareness; Singapore

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MANGROVE;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0034057636     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008993417327     Document Type: Article

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