On threats analysis approach applied to a Mediterranean remnant wetland: Is the assessment of human-induced threats related to different level of expertise of respondents?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1529-1542

  Battisti, Corrado ^a   Luiselli, Luca ^b   Pantano, Daniele ^a   Teofili, Corrado ^c  

^a Environmental Service Province of Rome ^*  (Italy)

^b FIZV Ecology   (Italy)

^c WWF Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human induced disturbances; IUCN CMP classification; Level of expertise; Nature reserve management; Threat analysis; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; TAXONOMY; WATER STRESS; WETLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 45449102440     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9360-1     Document Type: Article

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