Monitoring and evaluating large-scale, 'open-ended' habitat creation projects: A journey rather than a destination

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 245-253

  Hughes, Francine M R ^a   Stroh, Peter A ^a   Adams, William M ^b   Kirby, Keith J ^c   Mountford, J Owen ^d   Warrington, Stuart ^e  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Ecosystem services; Focal landscape species; Habitat mosaics; Natural processes; Restoration; Uncertain outcomes; Wicken Fen

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CREATION; LANDSCAPE; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 79958267837     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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