Trends in biodiversity in Europe and the impact of land-use change

Issues in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 135-160

  Watt, A D ^a   Bradshaw, R H W ^a   Young, J ^a   Alard, D ^a   Bolger, T ^a   Chamberlain, D ^a   Fernandez Gonzalez F ^a   Fuller, R ^a   Gurrea, P ^a   Henle, K ^a   Johnson, R ^a   Korsos Z ^a   Lavelle, P ^a   Niemela J ^a   Nowicki, P ^a   Rebane, M ^a   Scheidegger, C ^a   Sousa, J P ^a   Van Swaay, C ^a   Vanbergen, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; LAND USE CHANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 49749140395     PISSN: 13507583     EISSN: 14651874     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1039/9781847557650-00135     Document Type: Review

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