Long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) for biodiversity protection - A complex systems approach for the study of dynamic human-nature interactions

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-178

  Ohl, Cornelia ^a   Johst, Karin ^a   Meyerhoff, Jürgen ^b   Beckenkamp, Martin ^c   Grüsgen, Volker ^d   Drechsler, Martin ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE GOODS   (Germany)

^d Beratung and Gerechtigkeitsmanagement   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Long term socio ecological research; Research management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955421996     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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