Biodiversity and ecosystem services: A multilayered relationship

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-26

  Mace, Georgina M ^a   Norris, Ken ^b   Fitter, Alastair H ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84455199714     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.08.006     Document Type: Review

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