Novel ecosystems in the restoration of cultural landscapes of Tl'chés, West Chatham Island, British Columbia, Canada

Ecological Processes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Gomes, Thiago C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultural landscapes; Ecological restoration; Garry oak ecosystems; Historical ecology; Lekwungen; Novel ecosystems; Traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom (TEKW)

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION;

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LEKWUNGEN; NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS; TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABANDONED LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CHATHAM; ENGLAND; MEDWAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAMASSIA;

EID: 85008938846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21921709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2192-1709-2-15     Document Type: Article

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