The conservation contributions of conservation easements: Analysis of the San Francisco Bay area protected lands spatial database

Ecology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Rissman, Adena R ^a   Merenlender, Adina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation easements; Institutions; Land trusts; Open space; Private land conservation; Protected area databases; Protected areas; Recreation; San Francisco Bay Area; Working landscapes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE; OPEN SPACE; PROTECTED AREA;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50149107005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02329-130140     Document Type: Article

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