Comparing biodiversity offset calculation methods with a case study in Uzbekistan

Biological Conservation

Volumn 178, Issue , 2014, Pages 2-10

  Bull, J W ^a   Milner Gulland, E J ^a   Suttle, K B ^a   Singh, N J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compensation; No net loss; Oil and gas; Out of kind; Residual impacts; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; COMPENSATION; DISTURBANCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GAS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VEGETATION;

UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 84905234340     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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