Adaptive management of biological systems: A review

Biological Conservation

Volumn 158, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-139

  Westgate, Martin J ^a   Likens, Gene E ^b   Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Evidence based ecosystem management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870184306     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.016     Document Type: Review

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