Novel ecosystems: Theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Hobbs, Richard J ^a   Arico, Salvatore ^b   Aronson, James ^c   Baron, Jill S ^d   Bridgewater, Peter ^e   Cramer, Viki A ^a   Epstein, Paul R ^f   Ewel, John J ^g   Klink, Carlos A ^h   Lugo, Ariel E ⁱ   Norton, David ^j   Ojima, Dennis ^d   Richardson, David M ^k   Sanderson, Eric W ^l   Valladares, Fernando ^m   Vilà, Montserrat ⁿ   Zamora, Regino ^o   Zobel, Martin ^p  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNESCO   (France)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

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

^e Ramsar Convention on Wetlands   (Switzerland)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

ⁱ INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^k STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^l WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^m INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^o UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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Author keywords

Biological invasions; Degradation; Ecosystem transformation; Land abandonment; Novel ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

EID: 33644896838     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2006.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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