Coordinating ecological restoration options analysis and risk assessment to improve environmental outcomes

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 253-263

  Kapustka, Lawrence A ^a   Bowers, Keith ^b   Isanhart, John ^c   Martinez Garza, Cristina ^d   Finger, Susan ^e   Stahl, Ralph G ^f   Stauber, Jenny ^g  

^a LK Consultancy   (Canada)

^b BIOHABITATS INC   (United States)

^c Department of the Interior ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^e Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^f DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological planning framework; Ecosystem services; Landscape perspective; Valued ecological resources

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84941670264     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1673     Document Type: Article

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