Identifying management options for modified vegetation: Application of the novel ecosystems framework to a case study in the Galapagos Islands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 172, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-48

  Trueman, Mandy ^a,b   Standish, Rachel J ^b   Hobbs, Richard J ^b  

^a Charles Darwin Foundation   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotic novelty; Ecological restoration; Ecosystem management; Environmental decision support tools; Invasive species; State and transition models

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; UPLAND REGION;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

EID: 84895773743     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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