Thresholds and the mismatch between environmental laws and ecosystems

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1053-1055

  Hunter Jr , Malcolm L ^a   Bean, Michael J ^b   Lindenmayer, David B ^c   Wilcove, David S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RIPARIAN ZONE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEGAL ASPECT;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 67650444321     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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