Applied ecology in India: Scope of science and policy to meet contemporary environmental and socio-ecological challenges

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-14

  Singh, Navinder J ^a,c   Bagchi, Sumanta ^b,c,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (India)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Education; Human wildlife conflicts; Humans dimensions; Pollution; Protected area; Tiger

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84873103320     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12020     Document Type: Review

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