Evaluating ecological restoration success: A review of the literature

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 537-543

  Wortley, Liana ^a   Hero, Jean Marc ^a   Howes, Michael ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity and abundance; Ecological function; Natural resource management; Socioeconomic; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883456353     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12028     Document Type: Article

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