Changing conservation strategies in Europe: A framework integrating ecosystem services and dynamics

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2963-2977

  Haslett, John R ^a   Berry, Pam M ^b   Bela, Györgyi ^c   Jongman, Rob H G ^d   Pataki, György ^c   Samways, Michael J ^e   Zobel, Martin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem services; Habitat management; Policy science interface; Protected area networks; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA;

EUROPE;

EID: 77955549542     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9743-y     Document Type: Article

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