Measuring biological indicators for status assessment of the heart of Borneo

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-286

  Wulffraat, Stephan ^a   Morrison, John ^b  

^a WWF Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^b WWF US   (United States)

Author keywords

Borneo; conservation planning; ecological indicators; ecoregion; ecosystems; forest conversion; monitoring

Indexed keywords

BORNEO; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOREGIONS; FOREST CONVERSION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MONITORING;

FORESTRY;

BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; MINING; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MONITORING; PLANNING;

BORNEO;

EID: 84882264360     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892913000064     Document Type: Article

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