Natural Hazards in a Changing World: A Case for Ecosystem-Based Management

Jeanne L. Nel; David C. Le Maitre; Deon C. Nel; Belinda Reyers; Sally Archibald; Brian W. van Wilgen; Greg G. Forsyth; Andre K. Theron; Patrick J. O’Farrell; Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda; Francois A. Engelbrecht; Evison Kapangaziwiri; Lara van Niekerk; Laurie Barwell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095942

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Natural Hazards in a Changing World: A Case for Ecosystem-Based Management

Jeanne L. Nel ,

* E-mail: jnel@csir.co.za

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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David C. Le Maitre,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Deon C. Nel,

Affiliation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Belinda Reyers,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Sally Archibald,

Affiliations School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Brian W. van Wilgen,

Affiliations Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Greg G. Forsyth,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Andre K. Theron,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Patrick J. O’Farrell,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Francois A. Engelbrecht,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Evison Kapangaziwiri,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Lara van Niekerk,

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Laurie Barwell

Affiliation Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
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Natural Hazards in a Changing World: A Case for Ecosystem-Based Management

Jeanne L. Nel,
David C. Le Maitre,
Deon C. Nel,
Belinda Reyers,
Sally Archibald,
Brian W. van Wilgen,
Greg G. Forsyth,
Andre K. Theron,
Patrick J. O’Farrell,
Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda

Published: May 7, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095942

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