Assessment of temporal trends in ecosystem health using an holistic indicator

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1446-1455

  Wiegand, Jessica ^a   Raffaelli, Dave ^a   Smart, James C R ^a   White, Piran C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem Approach; Holistic ecosystem health indicator; Integrative; Interdisciplinary; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HEALTH INDICATORS; HISTORICAL CHANGES; HOLISTIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH INDICATOR; INTEGRATIVE; INTERDISCIPLINARY; POLICY MAKERS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CATTLE FARMING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH INDICATOR; INCOME; LAND USE; LAW; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ABERDEENSHIRE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; YTHAN ESTUARY;

EID: 77952423240     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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