Policy language in restoration ecology

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Jørgensen, Dolly ^a   Nilsson, Christer ^a   Hof, Anouschka R ^a,b   Hasselquist, Eliza M ^a   Baker, Susan ^c   Chapin, F Stuart ^d   Eckerberg, Katarina ^a   Hjältén, Joakim ^b   Polvi, Lina ^a   Meyerson, Laura A ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; policymaking; research implications; scientific communication

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; GLOBAL WARMING; LANGUAGE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 84891627129     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12069     Document Type: Article

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