Balancing endangered species and ecosystems: A case study of adaptive management in Grand Canyon

Environmental Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 579-586

  Meretsky, Vicky J ^a   Wegner, David L ^b   Stevens, Lawrence E ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ecosystem Management International Inc   (United States)

^c Grand Canyon Monitoring Res Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Ecosystem management; Endangered species; Kanab ambersnail; Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis; Planned flood

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SPECIES;

UNITED STATES;

OXYLOMA; OXYLOMA HAYDENI KANABENSIS; PANACEA;

EID: 0034102886     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010045     Document Type: Article

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