Exploring panarchy in alpine Grasslands: An application of adaptive cycle concepts to the conservation of a cultural landscape

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Soane, Ian D ^a   Scolozzi, Rocco ^a   Gretter, Alessandro ^a   Hubacek, Klaus ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive cycles; Alpine pastures; Cultural landscapes; Natura 2000; Natural resource management; Panarchy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; GRASSLAND; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PASTURE;

ITALY;

EID: 84867138291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05085-170318     Document Type: Article

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