Graduate students and knowledge exchange with local stakeholders: Possibilities and preparation

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 578-585

  Duchelle, Amy E ^a   Biedenweg, Kelly ^a   Lucas, Christine ^a   Virapongse, Arika ^a   Radachowsky, Jeremy ^a   Wojcik, Deborah J ^a   Londres, Marina ^a,b   Bartels, Wendy Lin ^a   Alvira, Diana ^a   Kainer, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Instituto Do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia IMAZON   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Collaborative partnerships; Graduate education; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; STUDENT;

AFRICA; AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70249091112     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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