The flexible application of carrying capacity in ecology

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Chapman, Eric J ^a   Byron, Carrie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Conservation biology; Ecosystem management; Ecosystems; Natural resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041504491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.e00365     Document Type: Review

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