Managing international problem species: Why pan-European cormorant management is so difficult

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-63

  Behrens, Vivien ^a   Rauschmayer, Felix ^a   Wittmer, Heidi ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental conflicts; Environmental management; Multi level governance; Species conservation; Stakeholder analysis; Transboundary conflicts

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER;

AVES; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 43149093127     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689290800444X     Document Type: Article

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