Synthesis: Sharing ecological knowledge - The way forward

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 586-588

  Born, Julia ^a   Boreux, Virginie ^a   Lawes, Michael J ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Conservation practices; Interdisciplinarity; Knowledge transfer; Local stakeholders; Participatory research; Peer review system; Research implementation gap

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; INCENTIVE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 70249095587     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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