Integration of ecological–biological thresholds in conservation decision making

Conservation Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1173-1181

  Mavrommati, Georgia ^a   Bithas, Kostas ^b   Borsuk, Mark E ^c   Howarth, Richard B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation criteria; criterios de conservaci n; economic valuation; l mites planetarios; normas m nimas de seguridad; planetary boundaries; safe minimum standards; sustainability; sustentabilidad; thresholds; umbrales; valuaci n econ mica

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; STANDARD (REFERENCE); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THRESHOLD; VALUATION;

ACARI;

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; UNCERTAINTY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84994120966     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12745     Document Type: Article

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