Incorporating Social and Cultural Significance of Large Old Trees in Conservation Policy

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1558-1567

  Blicharska, Malgorzata ^a   Mikusiński, Grzegorz ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural values; Ecosystem services; Large trees; Natural heritage; Old trees; Policy; Social values

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION DECLINE; TREE;

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PROCEDURES; TREE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TREES;

EID: 84912531532     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12341     Document Type: Article

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