Integrative ecological research: Case-specific validation of ecological knowledge for environmental problem solving

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-120

  Kueffer, Christoph ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Bottom up research collaborations; Case study method; Ecosystem management; Integrative ecological research; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745437383     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.15.2.10     Document Type: Review

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