Efficacy of management policies on protection and recovery of natural ecosystems in the urdaibai biosphere reserve

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-367

  Rodríguez Loinaz, Gloria ^a   Amezaga, Ibone ^a   Onaindia, Miren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

conservation policies; land use changes; landscape pattern; northern Spain

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECISION MAKING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANTATION; UNESCO;

BASQUE COUNTRY; SPAIN; URDAIBAI BIOSPHERE RESERVE; VIZCAYA;

EUCALYPTUS; ILEX; PINUS RADIATA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84856496473     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.031.0406     Document Type: Article

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