Geographic indicators of coastal orientation and large marine ecosystems: Alternative basis for management-oriented cross-national comparisons

Coastal Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-128

  Escofet, Anamaría ^a,b   Espejel, Ileana ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coastal countries; Coastal orientation; Cross national comparisons; Large marine ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES;

COASTAL ORIENTATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2342446130     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750490276119     Document Type: Article

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