Intelligent tinkering: The endangered species act and resilience

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Benson, Melinda Harm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered Species Act; Governance; Resilience; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871951899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05116-170428     Document Type: Article

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