Why garden for wildlife? Social and ecological drivers, motivations and barriers for biodiversity management in residential landscapes

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Ecological Economics

• Publication date

  2013-02-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Sociology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ECOLECON.2012.07.016
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