Development of a natural practice to adapt conservation goals to global change

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 696-704

  Heller, Nicole E ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Ecosystem management; Ethics; Human behavior; Naturalness; Resilience; Social nature, sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE; PRIORITIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GOALS;

EID: 84900422235     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12269     Document Type: Article

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