Translating ecosystem indicators into decision criteria

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 569-576

  Link, Jason S ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Control rules; Decision theoretic frameworks; Ecological processes; Ecosystem approaches; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem overfishing; Fisheries

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OVERFISHING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 17044434713     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.12.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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