Ecosystems as infrastructure

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 32-35

  Silva, José Maria Cardoso da ^a   Wheeler, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue infrastructure; Conservation planning; Ecological infrastructure; Infrastructure; Natural infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020255688     PISSN: 25300644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2016.11.005     Document Type: Review

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