Future Ecosystem Services in a Southern African River Basin: a Scenario Planning Approach to Uncertainty
Article Abstract:
Scenarios in a subglobal component of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment are used to examine four potential futures for a river basin in South Africa. Scenario planning engages decision makers and is shown to be a key component of effective conservation management development.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2006
Strategy & planning, South Africa, Management dynamics, Management, Planning, Environmental aspects, Company business management, Environmental policy research, Company business planning, Watersheds
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2006
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Differences in the Umbrella Effects of African Amphibians and Mammals Based on Two Estimators of the Area of Occupancy
Article Abstract:
Research indicate that African mammals and amphibians act as an umbrella for a large proportion of other species, and emphasizing suitable areas over ranges improved taxa umbrella effects.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2006
Africa, Wildlife management, Animal ecology
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2006
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Subjects list: Research, Methods, Comparative analysis, Nature conservation
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