Will use of non-biodiversity objectives to select areas for ecological restoration always compromise biodiversity gains?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 155, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-168

  Mason, Norman W H ^a   Ausseil, Anne Gaelle E ^b   Dymond, John R ^b   Overton, Jake McC ^a   Price, Robbie ^a   Carswell, Fiona E ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Conservation planning; Ecosystem services; Eutrophication; Reserve design; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HABITAT RESTORATION; LANDSCAPE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVE DESIGN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; TRADE-OFF;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84863854588     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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