Demything "wilderness": Implications for protected area designation and management

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-182

  Kalamandeen, Michelle ^a   Gillson, Lindsey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA   (Guyana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Balance of Nature; Biodiversity; Cultural landscapes; Ecosystem management; Flux of Nature; National Parks; Pristine forests; Solomon Islands; Wise use

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RESERVE DESIGN; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; MELANESIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE; WILDERNESS NATIONAL PARK; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 33846959808     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9122-x     Document Type: Article

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