Ranchland ownership change in the greater yellowstone ecosystem, 1990-2001: Implications for conservation

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 743-758

  Gosnell, Hannah ^a   Haggerty, Julia H ^b   Travis, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amenity owners; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; Land tenure; Ownership fragmentation; Ranch conservation; Rural land use; Transboundary conservation

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND TENURE; OWNERSHIP; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL LANDSCAPE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748340623     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920600801181     Document Type: Article

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