Options for enhancing forest biodiversity across New Zealand's managed landscapes based on ecosystem modelling and spatial design

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-146

  Meurk, Colin D ^a   Hall, Graeme M J ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biosecurity; Cultural landscapes; Forest succession; Landscape dynamics; Landscape planning; Production forests; Scenario generation; Simulation modelling

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33746896168     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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