An assessment of long term ecosystem research activities across European socio-ecological gradients

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1357-1365

  Metzger, M J ^a,b   Bunce, R G H ^b   van Eupen, M ^b   Mirtl, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Economic density; Environmental stratification; LTER; LTER Europe; LTSER; Socio ecological regions; Socio ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL REGIONS; ECONOMIC DENSITIES; ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL STRATIFICATION; LONG TERM ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH; LONG TERM ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH-EUROPE; LONG TERM SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL REGION; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLICY STRATEGY; STRATIFICATION;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EUROPE;

EID: 77950922102     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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