Towards cost-effective indicators to maintain Natura 2000 sites in favourable conservation status. Preliminary results from Cansiglio and New Forest

IForest

Volumn 1, Issue FEB, 2008, Pages 75-80

  Cantarello, Elena ^a   Newton, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest habitats; Indicators; Natura 2000

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958296807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0410-0010075     Document Type: Article

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