Modelling the benefits of habitat restoration in socio-ecological systems

Biological Conservation

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-67

  Jellinek, Sacha ^a   Rumpff, Libby ^a   Driscoll, Don A ^b   Parris, Kirsten M ^a   Wintle, Brendan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian Networks; Decision making; Expert opinion; Restoration; Revegetation; Socio ecological systems; Species richness; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEETLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LANDOWNER; LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL RESOURCE; REPTILE; REVEGETATION; SHRUB; SOCIAL IMPACT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIMBER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA;

COLEOPTERA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84888421195     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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