Exploring restoration options for habitats, species and ecosystem services in the European Union

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 899-908

  Egoh, Benis N ^a,b   Paracchini, Maria L ^a   Zulian, Grazia ^a   Schägner, Jan Philipp ^a   Bidoglio, Giovanni ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Aichi biodiversity target; Conservation planning; Ecosystem services; EU biodiversity strategy; Pollination; Prioritizing areas; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT RESTORATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 84904416449     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12251     Document Type: Article

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