Missing ecology: Integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 432-453

  Epstein, Graham ^a   Vogt, Jessica M ^a   Mincey, Sarah K ^a   Cox, Michael ^b   Fischer, Burney ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commons; Ecology; Social ecological systems; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883335617     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.371     Document Type: Article

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