Disarming nature:Converting military lands to wildlife refuges

Geographical Review

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-200

  Havlick, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge; Ecological restoration; Hybrid geographies; Military base closure

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; REFUGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

BIG OAKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS;

EID: 79956353790     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: 19310846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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