Selecting appropriate methods of knowledge synthesis to inform biodiversity policy

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1285-1300

  Pullin, Andrew ^a   Frampton, Geoff ^b   Jongman, Rob ^c   Kohl, Christian ^d   Livoreil, Barbara ^e   Lux, Alexandra ^f,g   Pataki, György ^h   Petrokofsky, Gillian ⁱ   Podhora, Aranka ^j   Saarikoski, Heli ^k   Santamaria, Luis ^l   Schindler, Stefan ^m,n   Sousa Pinto, Isabel ^o   Vandewalle, Marie ^p   Wittmer, Heidi ^p  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Jongman Ecology   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^e Domain du Petit Arbois   (France)

^f Institute for Social Ecological Research ISOE   (Germany)

^g BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^h Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^j LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^k FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^l DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁿ ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^p HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity policy; Decision making; Ecosystem services; Evidence synthesis; Evidence based policy; Knowledge brokerage; Knowledge transfer

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; POLICY REFORM;

EID: 84976321234     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-016-1131-9     Document Type: Article

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