The nature index: A general framework for synthesizing knowledge on the state of biodiversity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Certain, Grégoire ^a,d   Skarpaas, Olav ^a   Bjerke, Jarle Werner ^a   Framstad, Erik ^a   Lindholm, Markus ^b   Nilsen, Jan Erik ^c   Norderhaug, Ann ^c   Oug, Eivind ^b   Pedersen, Hans Christian ^a   Schartau, Ann Kristin ^a   van der Meeren, Gro I ^d   Aslaksen, Iulie ^e   Engen, Steinar ^a,f   Garnåsjordet, Per Arild ^e   Kvaløy, Pål ^a   Lillegård, Magnar ^e   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a,g   Nybø, Signe ^a,h  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^f Centre for Conservation Biology   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^h Directorate for Nature Management   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NORWAY; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL SCIENCE; STANDARD; UNCERTAINTY;

BIODIVERSITY; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NATURE; NORWAY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79955540263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018930     Document Type: Article

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