Bridging Restoration Science and Practice: Results and Analysis of a Survey from the 2009 Society for Ecological Restoration International Meeting

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 783-788

  Cabin, Robert J ^a   Clewell, Andre ^b   Ingram, Mrill ^c   McDonald, Tein ^d   Temperton, Vicky ^e  

^a Brevard College   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison Arboretum ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Tein McDonald and Associates   (Australia)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative research paradigms; Practical relevance; Restoration extension service; Science practice gap; SERI survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; IDEOLOGY; PARADIGM SHIFT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 78049462545     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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