Environmental sub-regions in the Gulf of Mexico coastal zone: The ecosystem approach as an integrated management tool

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12 SPEC. ISS, 2004, Pages 727-757

  Yáñez Arancibia, Alejandro ^a   Day, John W ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLANDS;

GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE SYSTEMS; GULF OF MEXICO; RIVER BASINS; RIVER DELTAS;

COASTAL ZONES;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 14644427161     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2004.12.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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