The emergence of biodiversity conflicts from biodiversity impacts: Characteristics and management strategies

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 3973-3990

  Young, Juliette C ^a   Marzano, Mariella ^b   White, Rehema M ^c   McCracken, David I ^d   Redpath, Steve M ^e   Carss, David N ^a   Quine, Christopher P ^b   Watt, Allan D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity conflicts; Biodiversity impacts; Conflict management; Conservation policy; Forestry; Livelihoods; Participation; Predator management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAGNITUDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649720706     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9941-7     Document Type: Article

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