Bio-economic resource management under threats of environmental catastrophes

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-438

  Tsur, Yacov ^a   Zemel, Amos ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem dynamics; Event uncertainty; Extinction; Resource management

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTINCTION RISK; NATURAL CAPITAL; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 34248206306     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0361-4     Document Type: Review

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