Evaluating restoration success of frequently implemented compensation measures: Results and demands for control procedures

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-480

  Tischew, Sabine ^a   Baasch, Annett ^b   Conrad, Mareike K ^a   Kirmer, Anita ^a  

^a ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compensation goals; Compensation success; Ecological restoration; Environmental planning; Follow up management; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 77955135482     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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