Habitat monitoring in the wider countryside: A case study on the pursuit of innovation in red deer management

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 779-786

  Maffey, Georgina ^a   Reed, Mark ^b   Irvine, R Justin ^a,c   van der Wal, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovations; Habitat monitoring; Private land; Red deer management; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CASE-STUDIES; DEER MANAGEMENT; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; HABITAT MONITORING; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; POLICY FRAMEWORK; PRIVATE LAND; PROTECTED AREAS; RED DEER MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

LAND USE;

DATA ACQUISITION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; LANDOWNER; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND USE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NONHUMAN; RED DEER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880345448     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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