Networked and embedded scientific experiments will improve restoration outcomes

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 288-294

  Gellie, Nicholas J C ^a   Breed, Martin F ^a   Mortimer, Peter E ^b,c   Harrison, Rhett D ^d   Xu, Jianchu ^b,c   Lowe, Andrew J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (China)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (Zambia)

^e Water and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND DEGRADATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 85046485309     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fee.1810     Document Type: Review

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