Indicators for assessing the sustainability of Australia's marine ecosystems

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 435-446

  Ward, Trevor J ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SUSTAINABILITY;

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033922287     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF99052     Document Type: Article

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