Achieving a paradigm shift in environmental and living resources management in the Gulf of Guinea: The large marine ecosystem approach

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 219-225

  Ukwe, C N ^a   Ibe, C A ^b   Alo, B I ^c   Yumkella, K K ^d  

^a UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Austria)

^b c/o CRO   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^d UNIDO RIDC   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coastal structures; Ecosystem management; Fisheries; Gulf of Guinea; Industrial wastes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MARINE POLLUTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

MINERAL; OIL;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE RESOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL WATERS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; GAS; GUINEA; HABITAT QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; RESERVOIR; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEA; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 0038823554     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00473-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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