Looking back to move forward: Collaborative ecological monitoring in remote Arnhem Land

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-35

  Ens, Emilie J ^a   Towler, Gillian M ^a,b   Daniels, Cherry ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

^c Yugul Mangi Land and Sea Management Corporation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity monitoring; Caring for Country; Indigenous land and sea management; Northern Australia; Participatory research

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL HISTORY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84856255801     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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