What can photo-elicitation tell us about how maritime farmers perceive wetlands as climate changes?

Wetlands

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-81

  Sherren, Kate ^a   Verstraten, Christiane ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Atlantic Provinces; Constructed wetlands; Cumberland County; Ecosystem services; Landscape values; Livestock farming systems; Nova Scotia; Photovoice

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MARITIME BOUNDARY; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VULNERABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; CUMBERLAND; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84873722350     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0352-2     Document Type: Article

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