Whither the Rangeland?: Protection and conversion in California's rangeland ecosystems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Cameron, D Richard ^a   Marty, Jaymee ^a,b   Holland, Robert F ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b GeobotanicaPhenomenology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; RANGELAND; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; OWNERSHIP;

EID: 84929056197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103468     Document Type: Article

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