Degraded or just different? Perceptions and value judgements in restoration decisions

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 153-158

  Hobbs, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ecosystem change; Non native species; Novel ecosystem

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; PERCEPTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 84960077673     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12336     Document Type: Article

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