Optimizing regulatory requirements to aid in the implementation of compensatory mitigation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 317-322

  Sochi, Kei ^a   Kiesecker, Joseph ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity offsets; Compensatory mitigation; Energy development; Marxan; Mitigation planning; Protected species mitigation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGETICS; COMPENSATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MIGRATION; OPTIMIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 84958915090     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12583     Document Type: Article

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