Human community ecology: Making connections for Conservation

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 312-319

  Dickman, Chris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Connection; Conservation; Desert channels; Engagement; Great eastern ranges; Human ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84918582038     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: 22044604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc130312     Document Type: Article

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