Balkanized research in ecological engineering revealed by a bibliometric analysis of earthworms and ecosystem services

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-320

  Blouin, Manuel ^a   Sery, Nicolas ^a   Cluzeau, Daniel ^b   Brun, Jean Jacques ^c   Bédécarrats, Alain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Bibliometric analysis; Biodiversity; Earthworms; Ecological engineering; Ecosystem services; Similarity index

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; EARTHWORMS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; SIMILARITY INDICES;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; EARTHWORM; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SIMILARITY INDEX;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIODIVERSITY; EARTHWORM; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAND USE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

ANIMALS; BIBLIOMETRICS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL;

EID: 84880820757     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0079-8     Document Type: Review

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