Compensation ratios needed to offset timing effects of losses and gains and achieve no net loss of productive capacity of fish habitat

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1172-1182

  Minns, Charles K ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPENSATION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FISH; GUIDELINE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MINE; POLICY STRATEGY; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; PRODUCTIVITY; REFERENCE SAMPLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745594298     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-025     Document Type: Article

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