Bridging the gap between the Natura 2000 regional conservation status and local conservation objectives

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 224-235

  Louette, Gerald ^a   Adriaens, Dries ^a   Adriaens, Peter ^a   Anselin, Anny ^a   Devos, Koen ^a   Sannen, Kurt ^b   Van Landuyt, Wouter ^a   Paelinckx, Desiré ^a   Hoffmann, Maurice ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b Agency for Nature and Forests   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Birds and Habitats Directive; Favourable conservation status; Management; Monitoring; Nature development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

AVES;

EID: 79958289379     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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