A research strategy for biodiversity conservation on New Zealand's offshore Islands

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Towns, David R ^a   Bellingham, Peter J ^b   Mulder, Christa P H ^c   Lyver, Phil O'B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Community involvement; Ecological integrity; Ecosystem composition; Ecosystem processes; Environmental representation; Extinctions and declines; Invasive species; Needs assessment; Pollutants; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION DECLINE; REFUGE; RESEARCH WORK; SEABIRD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 83755174468     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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