Decline of wetland ecosystems in the coastal plain of Israel during the 20th century: Implications for wetland conservation and management

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 220-232

  Levin, Noam ^a   Elron, Eldad ^b   Gasith, Avital ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Habitat loss; Historical maps; Rain pools; Species accumulation curves

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; RAIN; URBAN GROWTH;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT LOSS; HISTORICAL MAPS; NATURAL WATER BODIES; SPECIES ACCUMULATION CURVES; WETLAND CONSERVATION; WETLAND RESTORATION;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COASTAL PLAIN; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FIELD SURVEY; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT LOSS; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HULA VALLEY; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 68349144714     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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