The british columbia marine ecosystem classification: Rationale, development, and verification

Coastal Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-124

  Zacharias, Mark A ^a   Howes, Don E ^a   Harper, John R ^b   Wainwright, Peter ^c  

^a Land Use Coordination Office   (Canada)

^b Coastal and Ocean Resources Ltd ^*  (Canada)

^c LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem classification; Gap analysis; Marine mapping; Marine protected areas; Northeast Pacific

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ECOSYSTEM CLASSIFICATION; MARINE PROTECTED AREAS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; GAP ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MARINE MANAGEMENT; PLANNING METHOD; PROTECTED AREA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0032052904     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920759809362347     Document Type: Article

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