Hypothesis-driven experimental research is necessary for natural resource management

Environmental Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Havens, Karl E ^a   Aumen, Nicholas G ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental research; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

PHOSPHORUS;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ALGA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ESTUARY; FISHING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; HYPOTHESIS; MODEL; REVIEW; SALINITY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WATER POLLUTION; WILDLIFE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344614665     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679910001     Document Type: Review

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