Anthropogenic refuges for freshwater biodiversity: Their ecological characteristics and management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 166, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-75

  Chester, E T ^a   Robson, B J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic ecosystems; Anthropogenic habitat; Artificial habitat; Climate change; Ponds; Reconciliation ecology; Refugia; Surrogate habitat; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT CREATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MACROPHYTE; MANMADE STRUCTURE; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION REGULATION; REFUGE; SURROGATE METHOD; WETLAND;

EID: 84880347983     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.06.016     Document Type: Review

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