Taking stock of the assisted migration debate

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2560-2572

  Hewitt, N ^a   Klenk, N ^a   Smith, A L ^a   Bazely, D R ^a   Yan, N ^a   Wood, S ^b   MacLellan, J I ^a   Lipsig Mumme, C ^a   Henriques, I ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted colonization; Assisted migration; Climate change adaptation; Debate; Managed relocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONIZATION; COMPLEMENTARITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECADAL VARIATION; GLOBALIZATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; RELOCATION; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 80052569201     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.04.031     Document Type: Review

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