The development and application of strategic adaptive management within South African national parks

Koedoe

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Roux, Dirk J ^a,b   Foxcroft, Llewellyn C ^a,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION; NATIONAL PARK;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79959576692     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v53i2.1049     Document Type: Article

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