Where are Ecology and Biodiversity in Social–Ecological Systems Research? A Review of Research Methods and Applied Recommendations

Conservation Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 86-93

  Rissman, Adena R ^a   Gillon, Sean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Marylhurst University   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied research; interdisciplinary; social ecological systems; sustainability science; systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970007044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12250     Document Type: Letter

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