Ecological support for rural land-use planning

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1906-1914

  Theobald, David M ^a   Spies, Thomas ^b   Kline, Jeff ^b   Maxwell, Bruce ^c   Hobbs, N T ^a   Dale, Virginia H ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental indicators; Exurban development; Rural land use planning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE PLANNING; RURAL PLANNING;

EID: 30944449974     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5331     Document Type: Review

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