Geodiversity and the ecosystem approach: The contribution of geoscience in delivering integrated environmental management

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 659-673

  Gray, Murray ^a   Gordon, John E ^b   Brown, Eleanor J ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem approach; Ecosystem services; Geoconservation; Geodiversity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH SCIENCE; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEODIVERSITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84878975270     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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