Using conservation science to solve conservation problems

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-508

  Gibbons, David W ^a   Wilson, Jeremy D ^a   Green, Rhys E ^a,b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Conservation practice; Diagnostic research; Monitoring; Problem solving; Research impact

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 79955965288     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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