Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy-makers in natural resource management

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-186

  Gibbons, Philip ^a   Zammit, Charlie ^b   Youngentob, Kara ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^c   Lindenmayer, David B ^a   Bekessy, Sarah ^d   Burgman, Mark ^e   Colyvan, Mark ^f   Considine, Margaret ^b   Felton, Adam ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^g   Hurley, Karen ^c   McAlpine, Clive ^c   McCarthy, Michael A ^e   Moore, Joslin ^e   Robinson, Doug ^h   Salt, David ^a   Wintle, Brendan ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h Trust for Nature   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Knowledge transfer; Policy; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649136899     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00416.x     Document Type: Note

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