Comparing culture and ecology: Conservation planning of oak woodlands in Mediterranean landscapes of Portugal and California

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-168

  Santos, Maria J ^a   Thorne, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; conservation planning; ecology and culture; Mediterranean; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION POLICY; CULTURAL CONTEXT; HOTSPOTS; MEDITERRANEAN; MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN OAK; MULTIPLE USE; NATURAL AREAS; NATURAL COMPONENTS; PORTUGAL; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSERVATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CULTURAL HISTORY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HOT SPOT; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOODLAND;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; PORTUGAL; QUERCUS; REFORESTATION;

CALIFORNIA; PORTUGAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957255309     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892910000238     Document Type: Article

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